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August 29, 2010
Kristofferson/Nelson/Foster Award

Leadership Music honored Kris, Willie, and Fred Foster with the Dale Franklin Award (last year given to Allen Reynolds and Garth Brooks). The event featured tribute songs from Rodney Crowell, Charlie McCoy, Billy Swan, Dolly Parton, Shawn Camp, Lyle Lovett, Lee Ann Womack, Jamey Johnson, Lorrie Morgan and Randy Travis. Also mentioned was the stellar back-up band: "They were simply superb – Steve Hinson (steel), Bobby Wood (keys), Kenny Malone (drums), Dennis Crouch (upright bass) and Guthrie Trapp (lead guitar), plus Camp (acoustic guitar) and McCoy (harmonica)." - Robert K. Oermann, MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE

August 27-28, 2010
Waylon Jennings Days - Leiper's Fork, Tennessee

A two day mini-fest celebrating the life and music of Jack's old buddy and one-time brother-in-law. Clement produced DREAMING MY DREAMS in 1975, and many (including Waylon) considered it Jennings' best album. It was his first to sell a million. Picture above is from the back cover.
Check description of events here. Movies and concerts by various former bandmates, plus appearances by Rodney Crowell, Tony Joe White, Bonnie Bramlett, etc.

August 19, 2010

Roger Cook - Three Score and Ten

The only Englishman to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Assn. Int'l Hall of Fame (it's a long list of Jack's crowd who have followed him there), Roger Cook celebrated his 70th. A phenomenally successful writer in the UK (who could forget I WAS KAISER BILL'S BATMAN?), he and writing partner Roger Greenaway formed David and Jonathan, a duo that had the distinction of being produced by Sir George Martin. ALLMUSIC.COM covers Roger's career pretty well, except the soundtrack work for swinging London spygirl flick MODESTY BLAISE is strangely missing.

Once relocated to Nashville, he found continued success in collaboration with others from Cowboy's circle: Bobby Wood, Crystal Gayle, Allen Reynolds, Don Williams, John Prine. With longtime friend Ralph Murphy, he ran Pic-A-Lic Publishing. And, like Jack, he picks a mean ukelele.

August 12, 2010

Back In Memphis show

It's the first part of August, and Memphis hosts its most visited tourist season --- Elvis Week, the commemoration of the King on the anniversary of his passing (at the time of the "WoW" signal, which may have been the one scientifically verifiable communication from space aliens --- see this storyfrom NPR.) This year at least there will be a Cowboy Jack Clement appearance at the Back in Memphis Festival. The concert takes place at the Michael D. Rose Theater at the University of Memphis on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 8 PM. Many of the guests are exclusive and will not be at any other Elvis Week event. Call (901) 830-5761 for info.

June 16, 2010

Rooney's Irregulars

Jim Rooney and associates will take the stage for their irregularly scheduled semi-annual show. You don't know exactly who will show up, but you know they'll be good. CLICK HERE for the only place on the web where you can get a breakdown of the roster.

June 9, 2010
Bluebird Café Anniversary Show

28th Birthday Bash Presents : The Jay Patton Band featuring Will Barrow, Ric Lonow, Mike Loudermilk and Toni Sehulster with special guests: Shawn Camp, Cowboy Jack Clement, Ashley Cleveland, Gail Davies, Jimmy Hall.... - 9:00 PM

April 29, 2010

Belcourt Benefit w/ Old Crow Medicine Show

ONE BRIGHT NIGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Starring Cowboy Jack Clement with Special Guests - the Old Crow Medicine Show and more
Thursday, April 29th - Doors at 7:00pm Show at 7:30pm
General Admission - $40.00 (plus $2.50 Belcourt Preservation Fee)
Click Here to Purchase Tickets
The Legendary Cowboy Jack Clement has assembled a cast of Americana's bright lights for this benefit concert for health care for the homeless. The remarkable assembly includes OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW, Marley's Ghost, Shawn Camp, Billy Burnette, Cowboy's Ragtime Band, and more. Cowboy Jack has signed, produced, written for, collaborated with and mentored great stars of American music -- come watch the tradition continue!
One Bright Night for Human Rights benefits the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, a Nashville-based organization that has worked for 25 years for the human rights to health care and housing. To purchase $60 tickets (including performance) to a pre-show dinner and reception with Cowboy Jack, or to buy tickets to the performance for homeless residents of Nashville's Room in the Inn who are patients of the Downtown Clinic, please call the National Council at 615-226-2292.

April 12, 2010

Million Dollar Quartet on Broadway

Generally good reviews for the stage presentation of the events of December 4, 1956 when four of Jack's buddies showed up where he was working. While Sam Phillips had the marketing instincts to call the local paper and get a photographer down there on the double, Cowboy had the perspicacity to actually record the proceedings (It is understandable why, for dramatic purposes, the show apparently fudges this, but somebody should set Wikipedia straight).

April 10, 2010

CJC on PHC again

For the third time in as many years, Jack is invited to guest on the internationally syndicated radio show PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION with Garrison Keillor, whom Chet Atkins once likened to a contemporary Mark Twain. It all takes place at the Ryman Auditorium and, on Friday, a limited number of tickets were released

A Prairie Home Companion Live Broadcast from the Ryman Auditorium from WPLN 90.3FM

Some fun facts: The Grand Ole Opry moved from the Ryman Auditorium to its current home at Opryland in 1974, just four months before the first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion. Earlier that same year, Garrison Keillor found the inspiration for his variety show while researching the Opry for a New Yorker magazine article. Thirty-six years later, A Prairie Home Companion is heard by more than 4 million listeners each week on some 590 public radio stations. You'll no doubt hear the reverence this week as Mr. Keillor and company once again bring their road show to Country Music's mother church for a live broadcast.

On this occasion, Prairie Home regulars will be joined by Steve Wariner, Cowboy Jack Clement, and Gillian Welch sideman's alter-ego band, The Dave Rawlings Machine, among others. The show is sold out, but whatever you're doing from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday or from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, you'll want to have a radio handy and tuned to your local Public Radio station.

March 2, 2010

GHOST TOWN Release

Long-awaited new album from Seattle-based band Marley's Ghost produced by Cowboy Jack Clement, who also makes a guest vocal appearance. Sides were cut on both the Left and Third Coasts. Jack will join the boys for a concert here in Nashville on April 29 at the BELCOURT THEATRE.

January 31, 2010

Grammy Awards

There's often a Cowboy connection when they hand out the trophies for folk/country/Americana music. This year congratulations go to Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy for their tribute album to Townes Van Zandt, for whom Jack was the first publisher/producer and lifetime friend and mentor. TOWNES won the Grammy for best Contemporary Folk Album. Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Contemporary World Music Album went to Bela Fleck, who took engineer Dave Sinko to Africa with him to record the soundtrack to the documentary THROW DOWN YOUR HEART. Dave worked many years at the Sound Emporium (formerly JACK CLEMENT RECORDING STUDIOS) under Cowboy's old engineer Garth Fundis.

Pictured above is the actual Grammy presented for spoken word interviews about the CLASS OF '55 from 1986 for which Jack was essentially music director, singing background, and playing guitar. He's credited in the album notes as one of "three great producers", along with Chips Moman and Sam Phillips, partying on the Big Train from Memphis