Jack Clement | |
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 Clement in 1978 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jack Henderson Clement |
| Also known as | "Cowboy" Jack Clement |
| Born | April 5, 1931[1][2] Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 2013 (aged 82) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock and roll, country, folk, rockabilly |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1953–2013 |
| Labels | Sun, RCA, JMI Records, Mercury Records |
Jack Henderson Clement (April 5, 1931[2] – August 8, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, record producer, film producer and music executive.[3]
He was producer and engineer for Sam Phillips at Sun Records in its early days, discovering Jerry Lee Lewis and recording the "Million Dollar Quartet" session with Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash.
Clement played a key role in launching the career of Charley Pride, writing several of Pride's biggest hit songs and producing 20 albums for the singer. Clement was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame and the Music City Walk of Fame.
- ^ Clark, Rick (December 1, 2003). "Jack Clement". Mix. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 503/4. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ "Jack Clement Leads Varied Life In Music". Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 24. June 10, 1972. pp. JC-4.