Chanteur
Country US né le 22 novembre 1958 en Illinois, il fut le leader de
Jason & The Scorchers.
While
Gram
Parsons may have the distinction of being the grandaddy of the ill-named "alt
country" genre, Illinois farm boy Jason Ringenberg is certainly is certainly the
man who brought the music-before the phrase was coined— to the stages of the
world with a vengeance. Born in 1958 and raised on a pig farm in southern
Illinois, Ringenberg moved to Nashville in 1981 to try his luck as a songwriter.
He formed an acoustic country/punk band with drummer Jack Emerson called
Jason & The Scorchers and released one EP in 1982 on the defunct Praxis label
called Restless Country Soul. With additional members such as guitar slinger
Warner Hodges, and bassist Jeff Johnson, the band, re-christened themselves
Jason and the Nashville Scorchers with Perry Baggs replacing Emerson on the drum
kit. The band and recorded their debut mini-album Fervor in 1983, that caused a
stir among American critics. It was the group's live show, with its embodiment
old time rock and roll energy, punk swagger and grit and country music's elegant
excesses that won them fans worldwide. After Lost and Found was issued in 1985,
Ringenberg had won enough celebrity to be berated publicly by country music's Ed
Sullivan, Ralph Emery on live television and become a major concert attraction
all over the globe. The band disbanded in 1990 and Ringenberg became a solo
performer. His debut, One Foot In the Honky Tonk was met with critical praise
but after being dismally promoted sank without a trace. The Scorchers reunited
in the mid 1990s issuing fine studio albums and a live recording. Ringenberg did
not give up his solo career, however, and recorded the simple, haunting acoustic
masterpiece, a Pocketful of Soul on his own label in 2000 as well as the
rollicking, All Over Creation featuring a boatload of guests in 2002, while
continuing his touring and recording activities with the band. Ringenberg
continues to be a very successful solo act when not playing with the Nashville
Scorchers; he's toured the world three times in the 21st Century alone. In
October of 2003, Ringenberg tossed everyone a curve ball by recording and
releasing his first children's record on the Yep Roc label entitled A Day At The
Farm With Farmer Jason.
http://www.jasonringenberg.com/
Talents : Singer, Guitar, Harmonica
Style musical : Country Rock, Roots Rock, Americana, Country Folk, Alternative Country, Alternative Country Rock
MY
HOMETOWN
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums
| 1992 | CD CAPITOL 96797 (US) |
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ONE FOOT IN THE HONKY TONK - The Life Of The Party / One Foot In The Honky Tonk / Try Me / Letter Of Love / Already Burned / Hard Luck Boy / I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water / Feels So Right / Wild About Me / Devil's Daughter | ||
| 07/2000 | CD JASON RINGENBERG 1 (US) |
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A POKETFOLL OF SOUL - Oh Lonesome Prairie / Whispering Pines / Under Your Command / Trail Of Tears / For Addie Rose / A Pocketful Of Soul / Hay Bailing Time / The Last Of The Neon Cowboys / The Price Of Progress / Merry Christmas My Darling / I Never Knew You / The Last Ride | ||
| 06/2002 | CD YEP ROC 2036 (US) |
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ALL OVER CREATION - Honky Tonk Maniac From Mars (with HAMELL ON TRIAL) / I Dreamed My Baby Came Home (with Kristi ROSE & Fats KAPLIN) / Bible And A Gun (with Steve EARLE) / Too High To See (with Tommy WOMACK) / James Dean's Car (with Todd SNIDER) / Camille (with SWAN DIVE) / One Less Heartache (with WILDHEARTS) / Mother Of Earth (with Kristi ROSE & Fats KAPLIN) / Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) (with BR5-49) / Sun Don't Shine (with Paul BURCH) / Erin's Seed (with LAMBCHOP) / Last Train To Memphis (with George BRADFUTE) | ||
| 10/2003 | CD YEP ROC 2055 (US) |
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DAY AT THE FARM WITH FARMER JASON - (Farmer JASON) - Get Up Up Up! / A Guitar Pickin' Chicken / Whoa There Pony! / The Tractor Goes Chug Chug Chug / I'm Just An Old Cow / He's A Hog Hog Hog / The Doggie Dance / Little Kitty / Corny Corn / Hey Little Lamb / Sundown On The Farm (with Tahra DEGREE) | ||
| 09/2004 | CD YEP ROC 2076 (US) |
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EMPIRE BUILDERS - American Question / Rebel Flag In Germany / Rainbow Stew / Tuskegee Pride / She Hung The Moon (Until It Died) / Link Wray / Chief Joseph's Last Dream / New-Fashioned Imperialist / Half The Man / Eddie Rode The Orphan Train / American Reprieve | ||
| 01/2008 | 2 CD YEP ROC 2619 (US) |
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BEST TRACKS AND SIDE TRACKS 1979-2007 :
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