Reverend Horton Heat - "Roots of the Rev. (Volume 1)" - 12"

Roots of the Rev. Volume One
Jim “Reverend Horton” Heath– Lead Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Jimbo Wallace – Bass

Track Listing:
Rockin’ Bones
School of Rock and Roll
Ready Teddy
Three Days
Right String, Wrong Yo-Yo
TwentyFlight Rock
Big River
Make Me Know You’re Mine
Little Red Wagon
Lights Out
Crazy Crazy Lovin’
Race With The Devil

Finally… After years of work, “Roots of the Rev” is finally a real record! I’ve always wanted to do an album like this – a vintage sounding tribute to some of the great musicians and artists that shaped my life and the music of The Reverend Horton Heat.

I came up with the idea to choose songs and/or artists that Jimbo and I have some type of connection too. So, this album is a culmination of almost an entire lifetime of experience with people, music and the collecting of old recording gear.

Learning music and getting, ultimately, to meet and play shows with our heroes is certainly a thrill, but now getting to do a record of some the songs that made all of this happen for me and Jimbo is an extra thrill!

March 2023 – FG-5932
Autographed – Limited to 157 Copies
Black w/ White Stripes – Limited to 84 Copies
Standard edition – Open Ended Release

Credits:
Rockin’ Bones (Ronnie Dawson):
Jason Smay – Drums
T. Jarrod Bonta – Piano
Dale Watson & Jim Heath – Background vocals
Recorded at Wat-Sun Studio – Memphis, Tennessee

School Of Rock and Roll (Gene Summers)
Jonathan Jeter – Drums
John Countryman – Piano
Recorded at Fun-Guy Studios – Dallas, Texas

Ready Teddy (Elvis Presley)
Jim Heath – Drums
Recorded at Fun-Guy Studios – Dallas, Texas

Three Days (Willie Nelson)
Jason Smay – Drums
T. Jarrod Bonta – Piano
Recorded at Wat-Sun Studio – Memphis, Tennessee

Right String, Wrong Yo-Yo (Carl Perkins)
Jim Heath – Drums
Recorded at Fun-Guy Studios – Dallas, Texas

Twenty Flight Rock (Eddie Cochran)
Jimbo Wallace – Lead Vocal
Jim Heath – Background vocals
Recorded at Fun-Guy Studios – Dallas, Texas

Big River (Johnny Cash)
Jim Heath – Drums
Recorded at Fun-Guy Studios – Dallas, Texas

Make Me Know You’re Mine (Conway Twitty)
Jim Heath – Drums
Recorded at Fun-Guy Studios – Dallas, Texas

Little Red Wagon (Sonny Fisher)
Jason Smay – Drums
T. Jarrod Bonta – Piano
Recorded at Wat-Sun Studio – Memphis, Tennessee

Lights Out (Jerry Byrne)
John Countryman – Piano
Jim Heath – Drums
Recorded at Fun-Guy Studios – Dallas, Texas

Crazy Crazy Lovin’ (Johnny Carroll)
Jason Smay – Drums
T. Jarrod Bonta – Piano
Jonathan Jeter – Acoustic Guitar
Recorded at Wat-Sun Studio – Memphis, Tennessee

Race With The Devil (Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps)
Arjuna Contreras – Drums
Recorded at Fun-Guy Studios – Dallas, Texas

Produced by Jim Heath
Recording engineer and mixing at Fun-Guy Studios – Jim Heath
Recording engineer and mixing at Wat-Sun Recording Studio – Chris Burns
Record Lacquer Cutting – Deke Dickerson
Cover Artwork – Chris Wilkinson