Red Hot + Country (or RH+C) was the follow-up to No Alternative in the Red Hot Benefit series of compilation albums, a series produced to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV as well as other related health and social issues. This compilation featured music from the classic country and classic rock genres performed by an assortment of seasoned old and new country music artists.
RH+C received two Grammy nominations following its release. A live show was held at the Ryman Auditorium — home to the Grand Ole Opry. A recording of the live show was eventually released on home video. Wilco, which had formed earlier in 1994, made their recorded debut on the compilation with their cover of Ernest Tubb's "The T.B. is Whipping Me", a duet with Syd Straw. The song would later appear on the band's 2014 rarities collection Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994–2014.
The rendition of "Teach Your Children" from this album, credited to The Red Hots, charted at number 75 on Hot Country Songs in October 1994. Although it was not released as a single, Sammy Kershaw's cover of "Fire and Rain" was made into a music video.
Track listing
Musicians
Eddie Bayers – drums Byrd Burton – electric guitar John Catchings – cello Joey Click – bass guitar Jerry Douglas – dobro Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin Greg Fletcher – drums Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar Radney Foster – acoustic guitar Paul Franklin – steel guitar Vince Gill – mandolin Emory Gordy Jr. – bass guitar Rob Hajacos – fiddle Owen Hale – drums Brian Hanneman – electric guitar Tim Hensley – background vocals Corky Holbrook – bass guitar James Hooker – synthesizer Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass Carl Jackson – background vocals John Barlow Jarvis – piano Jana King – background vocals Ron "Q.B." LaVega – bass guitar, cello Mike McAdam – electric guitar Paul McInerney – percussion Jimmy Maddax – piano Larry Marrs – background vocals Brent Mason – electric guitar Joshua Motohashi – steel guitar Bob Mummert – drums Steve Nathan – piano Don Potter – acoustic guitar Carmella Ramsey – background vocals Brent Rowan – electric guitar John Wesley Ryles – background vocals Earl Scruggs – banjo Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harp, mandolin Terry Shelton – electric guitar Ricky Skaggs – mandolin Barton Stevens – keyboards Marty Stuart – background vocals Stephanie Sullivan – background vocals Christian Teal – violin Cindy Richardson-Walker – background vocals Biff Watson – acoustic guitar Doc Watson – acoustic guitar Jimmy Webb – piano, background vocals Willie Weeks – bass guitar Bergen White – background vocals Kris Wilkinson – violin Bob Wray – bass guitar
Charts Chart (1994)Peakposition´Canadian RPM Country Albums2US Billboard Top Country Albums30US Billboard 200183
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