PUBLISHER
From the early days in Memphis, Cowboy Jack has been a magnet for gifted writers. After leaving Sun, he started his first publishing company called, what else, Jack Music, in 1959. A few years later, he combined forces with Bill Hall from Beaumont, Texas to form Hall-Clement, one of the legendary publishing companies in country music history. The catalogs have changed hands a number of times down through the years, but the songs themselves remain as cornerstones of the Nashville music industry. Cowboy opened the door that led many to the NSAI Hall of Fame. Some of the gems from his various catalogs:
SONGWRITERS DISCOVERED AND/OR PUBLISHED
Don Williams ~ Dickey Lee ~ Bob McDill
Allen Reynolds ~ Townes Van Zandt ~ Paul Craft
Jerry Foster ~ Jim Rushing ~ Shel Silverstein
Sandy Mason ~ Stoney Edwards ~ Dickey Lee
Bill Rice ~ Wayland Holyfield ~ Vince Matthews
Cy Coben ~ Kent Westberry ~ Tim Krekel
Susan Taylor ~ Don Devaney ~ Shel Silverstein
SONGS PUBLISHED
- She Thinks I Still Care
- Be Here To Love Me
- When I Dream
- Catfish John
- Keep Me From Blowing Away
- Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger
- Amanda
- I Recall A Gypsy Woman
- The Door's Always Open
- Love in the Hot Afternoon
- Wrong Road Again
- Atta Way To Go
- Would You Take Another Chance On Me
- Come Early Morning
- On Susan's Floor
- Dreaming My Dreams With You
- Rednecks,White Socks&Blue Ribbon Beer
- We Must Believe In Magic
- ... many, many more
Artists who have recorded titles originally published by Jack Clement run the gamut from country to rock to reggae to bluegrass - including the Joneses, George and Norah as well as those Williams Boys, Don and Hank Jr.
Partial list of those who have cut songs once part of Cowboy's publishing empire (not written by Jack):
George Jones
Crystal Gayle
Alison Krauss
Waylon Jennings
Country Gentlemen
Norah Jones
Don Williams
Toots Hibbert
Johnny Russell
Rex Allen
Alison Krauss
Jerry Lee Lewis
Linda Ronstadt
Jerry Garcia
The list is virtually endless since many of the songs in these catalogs have been cut over and over.
