Jason & The Scorchers were a pioneering cowpunk band led by Jason Ringenberg whose sound combined punk with country music. One publication once called them "the great lost band of the [LINK: nineteen] [1] eighties." History Early Days A native of Illinois, Ringenberg founded the group in 1981, and they soon established a strong reputation among indie-rock circles. However, the band was considered a novelty in their hometown, Nashville, Tennessee, as their fusion of punk rock and honky-tonk music was somewhat unprecedented. This made The Scorchers a natural for eclectic venues such as Nashville's EXIT/IN. Generally speaking, a marriage between country music and rock n' roll was not a new concept. Innovators like Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, The Band, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, and the Grateful Dead had all successfully blended traditional country with rock n' roll, and some of rock's earlie

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