Background
Jason Ringenberg was born in Kewanee, Illinois and grew up in nearby Sheffield, Illinois, where his parents ran a hog farm.
Jason Ringenberg was born in Kewanee, Illinois and grew up in nearby Sheffield, Illinois, where his parents ran a hog farm.
He is also a songwriter and guitarist. Jason & the Scorchers had several minor hits, including "Golden Ball and Chain" and a rock version of Bob Dylan"s "Absolutely Sweet Marie." Ringenberg was most influential in the early to mid 1980s when the indie country/rock movement was at its height. His music, along with similar bands, founded the emergence of the alternative country and Americana genres within indie rock music
He started playing in rock, alternative rock, and country-bands while in school at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
In 1981, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he soon formed Jason and the Scorchers with Warner Hodges, Jeff Johnson, and Perry Baggs. Their potent mix of punk rock and country gained them fans around the world.
In the words of Rolling Stone they "singlehandedly re-wrote the history of rock"n"roll in the South". Ringenberg has also seen success as a solo artist.
He has released five solo records and toured as a solo artist.
On November 29, 2014, he performed for children as Farmer Jason and later in the evening as Jason Ringenberg for rock and country fans at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, North Carolina. The character remains popular and has become the most successful project of his career., he sings songs about farm animals and the appreciation of nature.
He has recorded four records and a Digital Video Disc as Farmer Jason.
The fourth album, Christmas on the Farm with Farmer Jason, was released in December 2014.