Jim Ringer

At once, it appeared as if singer/songwriter Jim Ringer will be a main star; rather, he finished up being a cult amount with a little but devoted pursuing. He was created in Yell State within the Arkansas Ozarks; through the Dirt Bowl many years of the 1930s, his family members migrated to California’s Central Valley. It had been a rough lifestyle, and by 18, Ringer was portion a three-year jail sentence. For a couple years afterward, he was a transient hopping freight trains from work to work until 1969, when he became a specialist musician. 2 yrs afterwards, he was a hippie in Berkeley, where he and 12 various other close friends bought a 1948 Chevy college bus and produced the Lightweight Folk Celebration; the group spent 1971 touring the united states and performing. Close to the end of the entire year, Ringer began executing with Kenny Hall & the Sweet’s Mill String Music group; he trim an album together in 1972. That calendar year, he also trim his first single record, Waitin’ for the CRISIS to look, for Folk-Legacy Information. After meeting vocalist Mary McCaslin in 1972, Ringer teamed up skillfully and individually with her, but continuing to play independently as well. In 1973, Ringer agreed upon to Philo and released Great to GO BACK HOME. Two even more albums adopted in the next 3 years. After he and McCaslin had been married, they documented a duet for Philo known as “The Bramble as well as the Rose.” Ringer authorized to Soaring Fish in 1981 and documented Endangered Varieties, which created the extremely touted “Whiskey and Cocaine” and presented performances from the Dillards, the Burrito Brothers, as well as the Popular Band. He and McCaslin split in 1989, and 3 years later, Ringer passed away on St. Patrick’s Day time.