40 Nights of Rock & Roll
Welcome, friends, to the web log for upcoming documentary “40 Nights of Rock & Roll," a film by director Scott Sloan & former Paste magazine editor Steve LaBate.
COWBOY JACK CLEMENT - “BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BANJO”
He’s spent most of his career behind the scenes, but the 80-year-old Clement is as rock & roll as it gets. He was an engineer and producer at Memphis’ legendary Sun Studio back in the ’50s, and discovered Jerry Lee Lewis while his boss Sam Phillips was out of town. Clement helmed the session for Lewis’ piano-thumping masterpiece “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” and went on to work with Elvis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney, Bono and countless others. And he’s a top-notch singer, songwriter and musician, too. His mantra, “We’re in the fun business, and if we’re not having fun, we’re not doing our jobs,” is fully endorsed by 40 Nights of Rock & Roll.
RELATED LINKS
- 40 Nights Photo Archive: Cowboy Jack and the great Charlie Louvin at Jack’s kitchen table
- Johnny Cash and Cowboy Jack get crunk inShakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: Cowboy Jack Clement’s Home Movies
