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Reverend Horton Heat
Origin	Dallas, Texas, USA
Genre(s)	Psychobilly Rockabilly Southern Rock
Years active	1985–present
Label(s)	Four Dots, Sub Pop, Interscope, Time Bomb, Artemis, Yep Roc
Associated acts	Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, Petra, Black Oak Arkansas, The Supersuckers, Burden Brothers
Website	http://www.reverendhortonheat.com/
Members
Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath Jimbo Wallace Paul Simmons
Former members
Scott Churilla Patrick "Taz" Bentley "Swingin'" Jack Barton Bobby Baranowski

Reverend Horton Heat is both a three-piece psychobilly/rockabilly band from Dallas, Texas and the stage name of its singer/songwriter, Jim Heath (born in 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas).

The group originally formed in 1985, playing its first gigs in Dallas's Deep Ellum neighborhood. Its current members are Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath on guitar and lead vocals, Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass, and Paul Simmons on drums. Through relentless touring and a manic stage show, they have established themselves as one of the most popular underground acts in America. Their sound is self described as "Country-fed punkabilly." Their music is a mixture of country, punk, big band swing and rockabilly, all played loud and energetically with lyrics that are often very humorous.

While attracting a mostly cult audience, The Reverend's music has found its way into a lot of different places. "Big Red Rocket of Love" was used in a commercial for the Mazda Miata, and the instrumental which they often use to open their show, "Big Sky," was the music behind a commercial for Levi's jeans. A cover of the Guadalcanal Diary song "Watusi Rodeo" was in the Jim Carrey movie Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. The band's song "Like a Rocket" (with altered lyrics) was chosen as the official Daytona 500 theme song for 2002. In 2005, the song "Eat Steak" was featured in television commercials for Boston Market, along with the song "Turkey Gotta Gobble" featured for Thanksgiving 2005. They were the theme band, with accompanying video, of the popular cartoon "Johnny Bravo". The song "I Can't Surf" was part of the soundtrack of the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 published in 2001, and "Psychobilly Freakout" is featured in the game Guitar Hero II. The 1997 PC video game "Redneck Rampage" also includes two songs: "Wiggle Stick" and "Nurture my Pig!".

A revered guitar player - Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath has a signature guitar from the Gretsch Guitar company

Contents 1 Band members 1.1 Current members 1.2 Former members 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 2.3 DVDs 2.4 Music videos 2.5 Soundtracks 2.6 Compilations 3 Other 3.1 Movie appearances 3.2 TV appearances 3.2.1 The band 3.2.2 "The Reverend" (without the band) 3.3 Video Game Appearances 4 References 5 Notes 6 See also 7 External links

• Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath: guitar, vocals
• Jimbo Wallace: upright bass, vocals (1989-present)
• Paul Simmons: drums 2006 - Present

• Scott Churilla: drums (1994 - 2006)
• Patrick "Taz" Bentley: drums (1989-1994)
• "Swingin'" Jack Barton: upright bass (1985-1989)
• Bobby Baranowski: drums (1985-1989)

• Smoke 'em if You Got 'em (1990)
• The Full Custom Gospel Sounds (1993)
• Liquor in the Front (1994)
• It's Martini Time (1996)
• Space Heater (1998)
• Holy Roller (1999)
• Spend a Night in the Box (2000)
• Lucky 7 (2002)
• Revival (2004)
• We Three Kings: christmas favorites (2005)
• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Reverend Horton Heat (2006)

• "Big Little Baby" (1988)
• "Psychobilly Freakout" (1990)
• "400 Bucks / Caliénte" (1994)
• "One Time For Me" (1994)
• "Lie Detector" (1998)
• "King" (1999)
• "It Was a Very Good Year" (2000)

• Reverend Horton Heat: Live and in Color (2003)
• Reverend Horton Heat: Revival (2004)

• "Psychobilly Freakout" (Director: Michael Levine)
• "Wiggle Stick" (Director: David Roth)
• "One Time For Me" (Director: L.M. Talkington)
• "Jonny Quest/Stop That Pigeon" (Director: N/A)
• "Slow" (Director: Mike Drumm)
• "Lie Detector" (Director: Martian Nowak)

• Love and a .45 – "The Devil's Chasing Me" (1994)
• Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls – "Watusi Rodeo" (1995)
• Redneck Rampage (video game) – "Nuture My Pig", "Wiggle Stick" (1997)
• Major League 3: Back To The Minors – "Baby I'm Drunk" (1998)
• Cleveland Rocks! Music From The Drew Carey Show – "Now, Right Now" (1998)
• Space Bunnies Must Die! (video game) – "In Your Wildest Dreams" (1998)
• Hot Wheels Turbo Racing (video game) – "Pride Of San Jacinto" (1999)
• The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas – "Rock The Joint" (2000)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (video game) – "I Can't Surf" (2001)
• Auto Focus – "Real Gone Lover" (2002)
• Guitar Hero 2 (video game) – "Psychobilly Freakout" (2006)
• Motorstorm (video game) - "Big Red Rocket of Love" (2007)

• Texas Lovers – "Love Whip," "All Walks Of Life" (1987)
• The Sound of Deep Ellum – "The Devil's Chasing Me" (1987)
• Dude, You Rock! – "Speed Demon" (1990)
• Afternoon Delight! – "Where in the Hell did You go With My Toothbrush?" (1992)
• Curtis W. Pitts: Sub Pop Employee Of The Month – "400 Bucks" (1993)
• Revolution Come and Gone – "Marijuana" (1994)
• CMJ New Music Monthly August 1994 – "Yeah, Right" (1994)
• Rev 105 Radio Archive Vol. 1 – "Liquor, Beer and Wine" (1995)
• X Factor – "One Time For Me" (1995)
• Saturday Morning – "Jonny Quest/Stop That Pigeon" (1995)
• Twisted Willie – "Hello Walls" (1996) (with Willie Nelson)
• MOM: Music For Our Mother Earth – "I Can't Surf" (1996)
• CMJ New Music Monthly August 1996 – "Big Red Rocket Of Love" (1996)
• The Best Of Hootenanny – "Baby I'm Drunk" (1998)
• Halloween Hootenanny – "The Halloween Dance" (1998)
• IFC: In Your Ear, Vol. 1 – "In Your Wildest Dreams" (1999)
• Southern Edge, Vol. 1 – "Time To Pray," "Slow" (1999)
• Live At The Hootenanny Vol. 1 – "Five-O Ford" (2000)
• Sing Along With Los Straitjackets – "Down The Line" (2001) (with Los Straitjackets)
• Dressed in Black: A Tribute To Johnny Cash – "Get Rhythm" (2002)
• Billy Vol. 1 – "Loco Gringos Like A Party" (2003)

• Love and a .45 (1994)

• Drew Carey HBO Special (1996)
• The Drew Carey Show, episode "That Thing You Don't" - performing "Now, Right Now" (as The Underprivileged) (November 26, 1997)

• Homicide: Life on the Street, episode "Full Moon" - playing "Crazy Preacher in Motel" (April 5, 1996)

• Redneck Rampage (1997)
• Hot Wheels Turbo Racing (song "The Pride of San Jacinto", 1999)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (song "I Can't Surf", 2001)
• Guitar Hero II (song "Psychobilly Freakout", 2006)
• Motorstorm (song "Big Red Rocket of Love", 2007)
• Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (song "Baddest Of The Bad" ,2007)

• Huey, Steve. "Reverend Horton Heat." All Music Guide. Retrieved May 11, 2005.
• Miller, Lewis. "Reverend Horton Heat." College Music Journal. Retrieved May 11, 2005.
• Wenzler, Matt. "Big Dwarf Rodeo." Retrieved May 11, 2005.

• List of psychobilly bands

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• Reverend Horton Heat at the Internet Movie Database

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• Reverend Horton Heat Gretsch Signature Guitar review