Jason & the Scorchers, originally Jason & the Nashville Scorchers, are a

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band that formed in 1981 and are led by singer-songwriter

Jason Ringenberg Jason Ringenberg (born November 22, 1958) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist and the lead singer of Jason & the Scorchers. Early life and education Ringenberg was born in Kewanee, Illinois, and grew up in nearby Sheffiel ...

. With a sound that combines punk rock and

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, Jason and the Scorchers are noted for their energetic live performances, and have earned strong reviews from critics, including Mark Deming, who declared they "blazed a trail for the

and

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movements that followed in their wake." Jason and the Scorchers have maintained a loyal core group of fans around the world for more than 30 years. Jason and the Scorchers released their latest album ''Halcyon Times'' in February 2010.

History

Early days

A native of

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, Ringenberg attended

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and was a member of a short-lived acoustic trio in 1978. In late 1979, Ringenberg formed his first band, Shakespeare's Riot, the precursor of the Scorchers. Named after an oblique reference to the

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, Shakespeare's Riot played Ringenberg's original compositions, rockabilly songs and other similar styled tunes by

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and

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; adapted to his high-energy country rock style. Ringenberg disbanded Shakespeare's Riot and moved to Nashville in 1981. He was introduced to his original Scorcher bandmates through the independent Praxis record label, and the group soon established a strong reputation among

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circles. Although

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and

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were not new concepts, they predated the raw sound of 1970s

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and 1980s

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, and by the early 1980s, most country music resembled mainstream pop with the appeal of the ''

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'' movement. Therefore, Jason and the Scorchers were something of a novelty in their hometown,

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, as their ragged, high-energy music was somewhat unprecedented. This made The Scorchers a natural for eclectic venues such as Nashville's

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. Rock critic Jimmy Guterman reports that in late 1983, during a concert held "in the basement of a now-boarded

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dive...Jason Ringenberg balanced himself on a rickety stool...and wished aloud what he wanted his band to sound like. 'Like a religious service,' he said wistfully, 'only a lot dirtier.'" Guterman would later report,

"onstage, the early Scorchers...eschew dall subtlety.
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Perry Baggs concentrated on destroying his snare with style, and
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Jeff Johnson stood intent and rail-straight, an ideal foil for the two wild men up front...Guitarist Warner Hodges slid from delicate lap steel to
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-style guitar heroics without making one seem like a departure from the other. Whether he stood at the lip of the stage, leaning over the audience, sucking a cigarette, or he spun himself into speedy circles that would have made any mere mortal dizzy, Hodges personified the country boy too thrilled to be rocking to care how ridiculous he looked. The same went for Ringenberg. His own dancing during the rocking numbers suggested (''
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) Ed Norton on methamphetamines, but when he strapped on his acoustic guitar and stood center stage, no one could argue that he wasn't haunted by the ghosts of Hank illiamsand Lefty rizzell"

Debut EP

The Scorchers released their debut,

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EP, ''Reckless Country Soul'', in 1982 on the independent Praxis label. Guterman would later write that it "captured the explosive band in its untutored infancy...Across its four terse, hilarious songs - full of rants against British hair bands n 'Shot Down Again' analyses of

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's shortcomings as a marriage counselor, and an irreverent homage to

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- the band was able to erect a sound that approximated nothing so much as

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hurling a

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through the

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. This was no joke."

''Fervor'' with EMI

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signed the Scorchers in 1983, and producer/engineer

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was brought on board. New tracks were recorded, and a second EP was released with the title ''Fervor''. By now, the Scorchers were fairly popular as a live act, and rock critics from noted publications began to take notice.

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praised ''Fervor'' in his "Consumer Guide" column, writing that "crossing

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's knowledge of sin with

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's hellbent determination to get away with it, Jason Ringenberg leads a band no one can accuse of fecklessness, dabbling, revivalism, or undue irony. The lyrics strain against their biblical poetry at times, but anyone who hopes to take a popsicle into a disco is in no immediate danger of expiring of pretentiousness." ''Fervor'' also attracted much attention for its groundbreaking cover of

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'' in 1966, the Scorchers' version did not originally appear on ''Fervor'' but, newly recorded by Manning, was added as a bonus track to ''Fervor'', as reissued on the EMI label. ''Fervor'' earned critical praise, placing at No. 3 on ''

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Critics Poll for 1983, and the Scorchers quickly followed it with two full-length LP's: '' Lost & Found'' produced by

, and ''Still Standing'' produced by Tom Werman. Both albums were critically acclaimed (particularly ''Lost & Found'' which placed at No. 22 on the

for 1985), but neither achieved any chart success. Pre-dating

's popular neotraditionalist movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Scorchers were unable to obtain substantial airplay on either rock radio or country radio, as mainstream rock stations considered them "too country" while mainstream country stations considered them "too rock." In 1987, the band toured

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during the ''Still Standing 1987 Tour'' and the band were watched by Angus and Malcolm Young of

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at the St. George Sailing Club during this tour. 1987 was also the year that

dropped the Scorchers from its label, and Jeff Johnson left the band and was replaced by Ken Fox.

''Thunder and Fire'' and disbandment

After a three-year "fallow period," the Scorchers released a third LP, '' Thunder and Fire'', which was more hard-rock. Reviews were mixed and sales were disappointing. "The songs were more metal-influenced," according to the band's website, "as Warner odgeshad a big hand in the production. Then Perry Baggs was diagnosed with diabetes during a tour in 1990 and Hodges and Ringenberg were notified that he could not continue to perform. As Hodges stated later, 'we didn't break up, we fell apart.'" After the Scorchers disbanded, Ringenberg turned to country-oriented solo work, Hodges moved to Los Angeles to work in the video business, Johnson moved to Atlanta to work in the auto and motorcycle repair business, Baggs remained in Nashville, working on Christian music projects, and Fox joined

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Compact disc retrospective

A few years later, EMI Records hired Jimmy Guterman to compile a compact disc retrospective of the Scorchers' music. A single compact disc containing 22 tracks, ''Are You Ready for the Country?: The Essential Jason and the Scorchers, Volume 1'' was issued in the fall of 1992, including all of ''Fervor'', ''Lost and Found'', and four rarities. (Reportedly, plans for a second volume never materialized.)

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played on two songs recorded live in 1988 on this compilation. It would fall out-of-print years later, replaced by a shorter compilation that excluded all of the rarities, but it helped introduce the Scorchers to a new generation of listeners who were experiencing a different musical landscape.

1990s reunion

According to the band's website, around this time "Jeff ohnsonbought a copy of ''Essential Jason and the Scorchers, Volume 1''...He liked it and decided to try to re-unite the band." Johnson contacted Hodges first, who had not played guitar in roughly a year. Hodges hung up on Johnson after hearing him suggest a reunion, but Johnson called six more times that same night. Eventually, Johnson tried Ringenberg, calling him at four in the morning "until Jason agreed to do it." Hodges eventually agreed to a reunion as well, "with his rationale being 'Okay, I won't be the bad guy.'" Baggs also agreed to the reunion, and with the original Scorchers together again, the group began touring in 1993. The reunion shows were a critical and commercial success, eventually extending into 1994. As a part of the agreement to tour, no songs from ''Thunder and Fire'' were played on this tour, as Johnson was not a member of the band at the time it was recorded. A demo tape of new recordings were also made that year, and the band secured a new contract with

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. The band then released a new album in 1995, titled ''A Blazing Grace'', which returned them to their original sound. The Scorchers released another new record, ''Clear Impetuous Morning'', in 1996. In 1997, Jeff Johnson amicably departed from the band, wishing to be with his wife and essentially retiring from the music business; he was replaced by Kenny Ames, of

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. A live album, ''Midnight Roads and Stages Seen'', was recorded that November and later released in May 1998.

Independent releases

In 1999,

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folded Mammoth Records, two years after buying them out, leaving the Scorchers without a label. Since then, the band independently released a live concert from 1985 on Ringenberg's own homemade label, Courageous Chicken Records. Titled ''Rock on Germany'', it was released in 2001. In 2002, Courageous Chicken Records released ''Wildfires and Misfires: Two Decades of Outtakes and Rarities'', which contained much previously unreleased material from throughout the band's history.

Reunion and release of ''Halcyon Times''

Due to the success of concerts performed in the U.S. and throughout Europe, Jason and the Scorchers briefly reunited with original members, Jason Ringenberg and Warner Hodges in 2010. Bassist Al Collins and drummer Pontus Snibb were added to the band. They then toured in support of the Jason and the Scorchers album, ''Halcyon Times'', which was released on March 2, 2010. One of the lead tracks on the record, "Golden Days" was written by Ringenberg with two friends from the British rock band,

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. Although Ringenberg does not consider it autobiographical, it is his favorite, he states. The lyrics reflect a rocker who grows up and continues to perform even with a family.

Recent years

Drummer Perry Baggs died on 12 July 2012 from diabetes at the age of 50.

Later activities

Ringenberg now performs as Farmer Jason, playing

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. He also performs solo; playing his own material and some of the Scorchers' classics. In June 2007 Jason & the Scorchers reunited for a Perry Baggs- Benefit- Show in Nashville at

. They also played one single European- gig in Spain in September of the same year. The band performed for several shows in Scandinavia and Britain in May 2008. This coincided with a couple of solo shows from Ringenberg, Farmer Jason, and Warner E. Hodges solo shows. There was also a US show at the

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on Labor Day weekend, in 2008. Warner E. Hodges is a full-time member of

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& Homemade Sin. They toured through Europe in October 2007, and released a new Homemade Sin album in May 2008, on the Jerkin Crocus record label. In 2007. Warner E Hodges, Kenny Ames and Fenner Castner played four UK shows under the name Ginger and The Scorchers, with

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frontman

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on vocals. In September 2010, Ringenberg reunited with his Shakespeare's Riot bandmates Gary Gibula and Tom Miller for brief performances at a coffeehouse and an outdoor pavilion in

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. Former drummer and songwriter Perry Baggs became an archivist at

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where he was employed for 17 years. He also played bass guitar with the Scottsboro First Baptist Church Praise Band. He died at his home on July 12, 2012, following a 22-year battle with diabetes. He was working on a gospel album ''Hymns for Him'' at the time.

Awards

In 2008, Jason and the Scorchers received the

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's Lifetime Achievement Award in the Performance Category. The band performed during the Annual Awards Show at Nashville's famed

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. Bassist Jeff Johnson participated at this event, the first time that all four of the original band members played together on stage since January 19, 1997, when the Scorchers played Club Zydeco in Birmingham, Alabama. Guitarist Warner Hodges and Jason Ringenberg led a modified version of the Scorchers through a full set at the

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in Nashville after the Americana awards.

Discography

Jason & the Scorchers

*''Reckless Country Soul'' EP (1982) *''

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'' (1983) *'' Lost & Found'' (1985) *'' Still Standing'' (1986) *'' Thunder and Fire'' (1989) *''Essential Jason & the Scorchers - Are You Ready For The Country?'' (1992) *''A Blazing Grace'' (1995) *''Both Sides of the Line'' (1996) *''Clear Impetuous Morning'' (1996) *''Reckless Country Soul'' (1998) *''Midnight Roads & Stages Seen'' (1998) *''Rock on Germany'' (2001) *''Wildfires and Misfires'' (2001) *'' Still Standing'' (2002) - Re-release *''Lost And Found/Fervor'' (2008) *''Halcyon Times'' (2010)

Solo projects

*''Siren All is Forgiven'' (1989) - Jon Brant band *''One Foot in the Honky Tonk'' (1992) - Jason Ringenberg solo *''A Pocketful of Soul'' (2000) - Jason Ringenberg solo *''All Over Creation'' (2002) - Jason Ringenberg solo *''Disciples of Loud'' (2003) - Warner Hodges solo *''A Day At The Farm With Farmer Jason'' (2003) - Farmer Jason *''Empire Builders'' (2004) - Jason Ringenberg solo *''Rockin' In The Forest With Farmer Jason'' (2006) - Farmer Jason *''Best Tracks & Side Tracks 1979 - 2007'' (2007) - Jason Ringenberg Solo *''Centerline'' (2008) Warner E. Hodges solo *''Gunslinger'' (2014) Warner E. Hodges solo *''Preachin' the Gospel'' (2015) Warner E. Hodges solo & The Disciples of Loud *''Right Back Where I Started'' (2017) - Warner E. Hodges solo *''Stand Tall'' (2019) Jason Ringenberg *''The Roots of Stand Tall'' (2020) Jason Ringenberg *''Rhinestoned'' (2021) Jason Ringenberg

References

External links

Jason Ringenberg Official SiteReview of Halcyon Times at Americana-UK
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