Band to Reunite for Performance during Ceremony

"Wild-eyed rock-and-roll meets the mythic South in the music
of Jason and the Scorchers...one of the great rock bands
of the 1980's."  Jon Pareles, New York Times (April 9, 1985)

NASHVILLE, June 9, 2008 - The Americana Music Association is
proud to announce pioneers Jason and the Scorchers will
receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement in
Performance Award at the annual Americana Honors and
Awards show Thursday, September 18 at the Ryman Auditorium.
Original Jason and the Scorchers members Jason Ringenberg,
Warner Hodges, Jeff Johnson and Perry Baggs will be on
hand not only to accept the honor, but to perform
together for the first time in more than a decade.

Directly following the awards ceremony, Ringenberg and
Hodges will front a band performing a set
of Scorchers’ originals at a venue to be announced;
more details surrounding the red-letter show
will be released soon.
read the full press release here