Kenny Rogers Christmas [LP] wicker " and the Jesse Helms-bashing

" and the Jesse Helms-bashing "Chapel Hill") with two passionate tributes to the band members' murdered friend

and the underground buzz about Seattle bands like Alice in Chains

Though he played in straight-ahead rock & roll bands before then

Dirty South jams ("Chop Me Up") and smooth

and SUPERUNKNOWN was nominated for Best Rock Album

Kenny Rogers Christmas [LP] wicker " and the Jesse Helms-bashingPersonnel: Kenny Rogers (vocals); Kin Vassey (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Paul Jackson, Jr., Ira Newborn, David T. Walker (guitar); Barnaby Finch, Lincoln Majorca (piano); Clarence McDonald (Fender Rhodes piano); John Hobbs (keyboards); Nathan East (acoustic & electric basses); David Hungate, Jerry Scheff (bass); Ndugo Chancler, Richard Sclosser (drums); Paulinho Da Costa, Garry Coleman (percussion); Cindy Fee, Terry Williams, John Joy,