Bluegrass Underground
Jason & The Scorchers
Clip: Season 6 Episode 12 | 3m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
The Scorchers crashed out of Nashville and began smashing down the walls between genres.
Led by Illinois native Jason Ringenberg, the Scorchers crashed out of Nashville and began smashing down the walls between genres with their own brawling brand of country-rock almost 35 years ago. As trailblazers for the cowpunk and alt-rock bands that would follow, Jason and the Scorchers have received the Americana Music Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Bluegrass Underground
Jason & The Scorchers
Clip: Season 6 Episode 12 | 3m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Led by Illinois native Jason Ringenberg, the Scorchers crashed out of Nashville and began smashing down the walls between genres with their own brawling brand of country-rock almost 35 years ago. As trailblazers for the cowpunk and alt-rock bands that would follow, Jason and the Scorchers have received the Americana Music Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.
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