Singer, Songwriter, and a Record and Film Producer. He was raised and educated in Memphis, Tennessee and began playing guitar and Dobro when he was still a teenager. In 1948, he joined the U.S. Marine Corp. and then in 1953, he made his first record for the Sheraton label in Boston, Massachusetts but did not immediately pursue a full time career in music, instead choosing to study at Memphis State University from 1953 to 1955. Clement is known as being one of the most influential figures in country music. He was the first to discover and record Jerry Lee Lewis and worked with his friend Johnny Cash on several of his biggest hits, including 1963's "Ring of Fire," which Clement produced. In 1971, he co-founded the J-M-I Record Company. Jack Clement wrote a number of highly successful songs that have been recorded by singing stars such as Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Ray Charles, Carl Perkins, Bobby Bare, Elvis Presley, Jim Reeves, Jerry Lee Lewis, Cliff Richard ("It'll Be Me"), Charley Pride, Tom Jones, Dickey Lee and Hank Snow. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1973.
Singer, Songwriter, and a Record and Film Producer. He was raised and educated in Memphis, Tennessee and began playing guitar and Dobro when he was still a teenager. In 1948, he joined the U.S. Marine Corp. and then in 1953, he made his first record for the Sheraton label in Boston, Massachusetts but did not immediately pursue a full time career in music, instead choosing to study at Memphis State University from 1953 to 1955. Clement is known as being one of the most influential figures in country music. He was the first to discover and record Jerry Lee Lewis and worked with his friend Johnny Cash on several of his biggest hits, including 1963's "Ring of Fire," which Clement produced. In 1971, he co-founded the J-M-I Record Company. Jack Clement wrote a number of highly successful songs that have been recorded by singing stars such as Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Ray Charles, Carl Perkins, Bobby Bare, Elvis Presley, Jim Reeves, Jerry Lee Lewis, Cliff Richard ("It'll Be Me"), Charley Pride, Tom Jones, Dickey Lee and Hank Snow. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1973.
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