Southern Rock Christmas [Bonus Tracks]

by Southern Rock Christmas [Bonus Tracks]

Overview

Better than its Classic Rock Christmas counterpart, this 2002 12-track compilation works as both a roots, country, and rock holiday collection. Neither the crusty "Christmas Boogie" from the West Coast's Canned Heat nor Brit-based Foghat's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" quite slot into the Southern rock title and genre, but both work well in this guitar-heavy showcase, so we'll let the compilers off the hook. Liner notes, individual personnel, and graphics are substandard at best, yet this collection takes a handful of Christmas chestnuts, along with some originals from the late '60s through 2001, brings 'em down South, and adds crunchy guitars. Axeman Steve Morse contributes a heavily overdubbed solo "Joy to the World" that also doesn't exactly fit the bill musically. But between difficult-to-find tracks like Elvin Bishop's rollicking "Silent Night" and George Thorogood's "Rock and Roll Christmas," the album by and large lives up to its title. Additionally, many relatively rare singles that were previously scattered among other discs are now easily available. At 38 minutes, the album is on the short side, yet there are few missteps here for the Southern rock lover. The disc flows particularly well, with a solid mix of swampy rockers, upbeat R&B/blues-rock, and country & western twang. [Southern Rock Christmas was re-released in 2015, adding two bonus tracks.] ~ Hal Horowitz

Product Details

Release Date:	11/06/2015
Label:	Cleopatra
UPC:	0889466009327
Rank:	260717

Tracks

1. What Child Is This?  - Chris Anderson  - Billy Decker  - William Chatterton Dix  - Steve Grisham  -  Outlaws  - Henry Paul  - David Robbins  - Randy Threet  - Monte Yoho
2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman  - Tony Black  - Brad Durden  - Jerry Lyda  - Bucky McCann  - Artimus Pyle  -  Pyle  - Scott Raines  -  Traditional
3. We Three Kings  - John Henry, Jr. Hopkins  - Steve Morse
4. Merry Christmas, Baby  - Lou Baxter  - David Dickinson  - James Fenner  - Michael Mouse Mays  - Johnny Moore  - John ODaniel  -  Point Blank  - Wayne Six  - Larry Telford  - Rich White
5. It's Bad to Have the Blues (At Christmastime)  - Tony Black  - Charlie Daniels  - Brad Durden  - Jerry Lyda  - Bucky McCann  - Artimus Pyle  - Scott Raines  -  Traditional
6. Run Rudolph Run  - Jeff Bakos  - Marvin Brodie  -  Georgia Satellites  - Todd Johnston  - Johnny Marks  - Fred McNeal  - Rick Richards  - Bruce Smith
7. Please Come Home for Christmas  - Charles Brown  - Adam Hood  - Lester III Nuby  - Gene Redd
8. Merry Xmas Everybody  - Eric Czar  - Mike DiMeo  - Morten Fredheim  - Noddy Holder  - Jim Lea  - Phil Magnotti  - Paul Nelson  -  Nelson  - Chris Redden
9. Come & Praise Him/Christmas Must Be Tonight  - Richie Furay  - Clark Hagan  - Jack Jeckot  - Alan Lemke  - Jesse Furay Lynch  - John Macy  - Robbie Robertson  - Aaron Sellen  - Scott Sellen
10. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer  - Matt Anastasi  -  Blackfoot  - Randy Brooks  - Brian Carpenter  - Edward "Jewfro" Lidow  - Eric Liebl  - Tim Rossi  - Jeremy Thomas
11. That Spirit of Christmas  - Ernie Aguilar  - Melanie Canon  - Butch Carr  - Parnell Davison  - Steve Farmer  - Mabel John  - Sammy Kershaw  - Steve Larson  - Billy Lawson  - Gary McGuire  - John Wesley Riles  - Joel Webster
12. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)  - John Lennon  - Kirk McKim  - Yoko Ono  - Sean Shannon  - Amanda Travers  - Elijah Travers  - Monica Travers  - Pat Travers
13. Christmas Everywhere  -  Black Oak Arkansas  - Buddy Church  - Brian Costner  - Patrick Daugherty  - Joey Killingsworth  - James Mangrum  - Ricky Lee Reynolds  - Richard Young
14. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town  - J. Fred Coots  - Haven Gillespie  -  Oak Ridge Boys

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Oak Ridge Boys   Primary Artist
The Fabulous Thunderbirds   Primary Artist
Adam Hood   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Alabama   Primary Artist
Canned Heat   Primary Artist
Paula Nelson Band   Primary Artist
Sammy Kershaw   Primary Artist,Vocals
Richie Furay   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Point Blank   Primary Artist
The Tractors   Primary Artist
.38 Special   Primary Artist
Elvin Bishop   Primary Artist
Charlie Daniels   Primary Artist
Pat Travers   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals
Lynyrd Skynyrd   Primary Artist
Foghat   Primary Artist
The Charlie Daniels Band   Primary Artist
The Artimus Pyle Band   Primary Artist
George Thorogood & the Destroyers   Primary Artist
The Georgia Satellites   Primary Artist
Steve Morse   Primary Artist
BR5-49   Primary Artist
Black Oak Arkansas   Primary Artist
Blackfoot   Primary Artist
Outlaws   Primary Artist
Scott Sellen   Banjo,Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Brad Durden   Vocals
Tim Rossi   Guitar
Randy Threet   Guitar (Bass),Vocal Harmony
Lester Nuby III   Bass,Drums,Keyboards,Percussion
Gary McGuire   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Steve Farmer   Piano
Scott Raines   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Paul Nelson   Guitar
Jerry Lyda   Vocals,Mandolin,Guitar (Electric)
Amanda Travers   Vocals (Background)
Elijah Travers   Vocals (Background)
Jack Jeckot   Keyboards
Matt Anastasi   Drums
Michael Mouse Mays   Guitar
Bruce Smith   Bass,Guitar
Monica Travers   Vocals (Background)
Mike DiMeo   Synthesizer Organ
Henry Paul   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Dave Robbins   Keyboards,Vocal Harmony
Wayne Six   Bass
Rich White   Drums
James Fenner   Percussion
Buddy Church   Guitar
Ernie Aguilar   Bass
Steve Larson   Drums
Chris Anderson   Lead,Guitar,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Rhythm)
Patrick Daugherty   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Kirk McKim   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Richard Young   Vocals
Larry Telford   Keyboards
Eric Czar   Bass
David Robbins   Keyboards,Vocal Harmony
James Mangrum   Vocals
Jesse Furay Lynch   Vocals
Sean Shannon   Drums
Rick Richards   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Monte Yoho   Drums
Jeremy Thomas   Guitar,Vocals
Fred McNeal   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Chris Redden   Drums
Morten Fredheim   Vocals
Joey Killingsworth   Sleigh Bells,Vocals (Background)
Brian Costner   Drums,Piano,Vocals (Background)
Melanie Canon   Vocals (Background)
Ricky Lee Reynolds   Guitar,Vocals,Sleigh Bells,Vocals (Background)
Brian Carpenter   Bass
Steve Grisham   Lead,Guitar,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Rhythm)
John O'Daniel   Vocals
Aaron Sellen   Bass
Alan Lemke   Drums
Tony Black   Bass
Artimus Pyle   Drums,Percussion
Todd Johnston   Drums
John Wesley Riles   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Scott Sellen   Composer
Richard B. Smith   Composer
Joe Beal   Composer
Alan Chappell   Design
Edward "Jewfro" Lidow   Engineer
Billy Decker   Mixing Engineer
Lester Nuby III   Mixing,Engineer
Adolpho De La Parra   Composer
Paul Nelson   Producer
Eric Liebl   Producer
David Dickinson   Mixing,Engineer
Gene Redd   Composer
Mable John   Composer
Joseph Carleton Beal   Composer
Phil Magnotti   Mixing
Jim Gordon   Composer
Outlaws   Producer
Mike Janas   Producer
A.C. Williams   Composer
Dick Smith   Composer
Bob Hite   Composer
Richard Storrs Willis   Composer
Jim Boothe   Composer
Samuel Taylor   Composer
Chris Anderson   Tracking,Overdub Engineer
Larry Telford   Mixing,Producer
Parnell Davison   Composer
Lou Baxter   Composer
Jeff Cook   Composer
Joseph Mohr   Composer
Mark Herndon   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
John Macy   Mixing,Engineer
Johnny Moore   Composer
Jozef Nuyens   Producer
Robbie Robertson   Composer
Lonesome Dave Peverett   Composer
Sammy Kershaw   Producer
Randy Owen   Composer
Jim Lea   Composer
Richie Furay   Composer,Producer
Marvin Brodie   Composer
Randy Brooks   Composer
Noddy Holder   Composer
Adolfo de la Parra   Composer
Yoko Ono   Composer
Henry Vestine   Composer
William Chatterton Dix   Composer
Morten Fredheim   Engineer
Ricky Lee Reynolds   Composer,Producer
Billy Lawson   Mixing
Felix Bernard   Composer
Elvin Bishop   Arranger
Charles Brown   Composer
Charlie Daniels   Composer
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.   Composer
Allan Blazek   Producer
Theodore Gentry   Composer
Skip Taylor   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Paul Ray   Producer
Steve Ripley   Arranger,Producer
Lowell Mason   Composer
Johnny Marks   Composer
Joel Webster   Composer
Bucky McCann   Engineer
Ioannis   Digital Art,Art Direction
Edmund Sears   Composer
Lynyrd Skynyrd   Producer
Don Barnes   Producer
Mabel John   Composer
Emory Gordy Jr.   Producer
Walt Richmond   Arranger,Producer
Jeff Bakos   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Franz Gruber   Composer
The Artimus Pyle Band   Producer
Alan Wilson   Composer
George Thorogood   Composer
Butch Carr   Engineer
Haven Gillespie   Composer
Danny Chauncey   Producer
Dave Peverett   Composer
Steve Morse   Arranger,Engineer,Producer
BR5-49   Arranger
Bill Szymczyk   Producer
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Blackfoot   Producer
Isaac Watts   Composer
Clark Hagan   Engineer