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Jason & the Scorchers

American musical group; alternative country band
Organization musical_group Q5244658
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Summary

Jason & the Scorchers is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jason & the Scorchers received the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance[3].
  • Jason & the Scorchers's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • Jason & the Scorchers's genre is alternative country[5].
  • Jason & the Scorchers's record label is recorded as EMI Records[6].
  • Jason & the Scorchers's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • 1981 marks the founding of Jason & the Scorchers[8].
  • Jason & the Scorchers's location of formation is recorded as Nashville[9].
  • Jason & the Scorchers's official website is recorded as http://jasonandthescorchers.com/[10].
  • Jason & the Scorchers's start of work period is recorded as 1981[11].
  • Jason & the Scorchers's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jason & the Scorchers'}[12].

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[13]

  • Country: US[14]

  • Began / founded: 1981[15]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ff168ff4-cc8e-43c6-bda6-44a232f15da8[17]

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Founding

1981 marks the founding of Jason & the Scorchers[8]. Its location of formation is recorded as Nashville[9].

Recognition

Jason & the Scorchers received the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance[3].

Why It Matters

Jason & the Scorchers ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

What awards did Jason & the Scorchers receive?

Honors received include Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance[3].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . americanamusic.org. Retrieved . americanamusic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Kurlyfry · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Official website → http://jasonandthescorchers.com/
    Instance of → musical group
    Location of formation → —
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