Jimmie's Chicken Shack ＂High＂ Official video circa 1997 - Jimmie's Chicken Shack ＂High＂ Official video circa 1997

What this video is

Released in 1997 as the lead single from Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope, 'High' represented Jimmie's Chicken Shack's entry into major-label alternative rock via Elton John's Rocket Records, a subsidiary of PolyGram/A&M. The band emerged from the Annapolis/Baltimore club circuit, blending funk-metal, reggae, ska, and grunge into a hybrid sound that critics compared to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bad Brains, Living…

Why it matters

A key artifact of the 1997 funk-metal/alternative hybrid moment, 'High' documents the genre's transitional commercialization through Rocket Records. Reaching #10 on Billboard's Active Rock chart, it represents one of the defining regional-to-national breakout narratives of the mid-Atlantic…

The director

Peri Lawnes is credited as the director of Jimmie's Chicken Shack's 'High' music video (1997) on the Music Video Wiki (Fandom). No additional verified career biography, filmography, or professional background information is available in searchable public…