Editing Jason Ringenberg (section)

== Career ==
In 1981, Ringenberg moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], where he soon formed [[Jason & the Scorchers]] with Warner Hodges, Jeff Johnson, and Perry Baggs.<ref name=jurek /> They used a mix of punk rock and country.<ref name=jurek /> [[Rolling Stone]] has commented that they "singlehandedly re-wrote the history of rock'n'roll in the South." They won critical approval with the release of several albums and live performances.<ref name=epiphone />

Ringenberg was influential in the early to mid 1980s when the indie country/rock movement was at its height.<ref name=school /> His music, along with similar bands, founded the emergence of the [[alternative country]] and [[Americana (music)|Americana]] genres within [[indie rock]] music.<ref name=indyweek>{{cite news|author1=Chris Parker|title=Reap or Sow: Five words with Jason Ringenberg|publisher=[[Indy Week]]|pages= 25, 26|date=November 26, 2014}}</ref>

In 2008, [[Jason & the Scorchers]] received the [[Americana Music Association]]'s Lifetime Achievement Award in the Performance Category.<ref name=AMA>{{cite web|title=Lifetime Achievement for Performance: 2008: Jason & The Scorchers|url=http://e2.ma/message/lxvmf/1hqo2f|website=Past Lifetime Achievement Winners by Category: Americana Music Festival and Conference|publisher=Americana Music Festival and Conference|accessdate=November 26, 2015|date=2013}}</ref><ref name=examiner>{{cite web|author1=Emily Cary|title=Jason and the Scorchers bring a hot sound|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jason-and-the-scorchers-bring-a-hot-sound/article/91140/comments|publisher=[[The Washington Examiner]] (D.C.)|accessdate=November 26, 2015|date=September 28, 2010}}</ref><ref name=epiphone>{{cite web|title=Long Time Epi Player Jason Ringenberg To Be Honored With Jason and the Scorchers|url=http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/News/2008/Long-Time-Epi-Player-Jason-Ringenberg-To-Be-Honore.aspx|website=Epiphone|accessdate=November 26, 2015|date=June 18, 2008}}</ref>

Ringenberg has also seen success as a solo artist. He has released five solo records and toured as a solo artist. ''The Times'' (London) called him "one of the most exciting performers of his generation." He now performs both solo as Jason Ringenberg and as his children's music character, Farmer Jason, often performing as both personas in the same day.

Ringenberg created his children's music character, Farmer Jason, in 2002 to entertain his own daughters.<ref name= school /> He then released his first children's record on the [[Yep Roc Records]] label; ''A Day at the Farm with Farmer Jason'', in 2003.<ref name=jurek /> The character remains popular and has become the most successful project of his career. As Farmer Jason, he sings songs about farm animals and the appreciation of nature. His [[PBS]] mini program called "It's Farmer Jason" has earned four Emmy nominations and one Emmy win. He has recorded four records and a DVD as Farmer Jason. The fourth album, ''Christmas on the Farm with Farmer Jason'', was released in December 2014.<ref name= indyweek />

His album ''Stand Tall'' (2019) was written while he was Artist in Residence at Sequoia National Park. Recorded at his old college haunts in Southern Illinois and also in Nashville, the subjects of the songs range from John the Baptist to The Ramones to a disillusioned Confederate draftee.