Nashville, TN --
Cowboy Jack Clement, the larger-than-life Music City music wizard, makes
a return trip to Europe this April. The itinerary includes five shows
with world-renowned blues guitarist Hans Theessink in Austria, and a
return engagement at Amsterdam's famed Paradiso with the hot Dutch group,
The Watchman. Clement kicks off his European performances Friday,
April 4 at a private party in Wien during Theessink's three-day 60th
birthday bash, and then celebrates his own birthday (#76) with a public
performance at the Metropol in Wien on April 5.
Clement first gained fame in the 1950s,
when he discovered Jerry Lee Lewis, and produced his monster hit,
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," for Sun Records of
Memphis. He then solidified his legend status as a key figure in
the success of Johnny Cash; writing Cash's 1958 Country and Pop-crossover
smashes, "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" and "Guess Things
Happen That Way."
In the four decades since, Clement has
written, produced and/or published hits for an amazing list of superstars
including: U2, Louis Armstrong, Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Townes Van
Zandt, Don Williams, Charley Pride, John Prine, Vic Damone, George Jones,
Bobby Bare and 2008 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Ernest
"Pop" Stoneman. Cowboy is perhaps the only producer who can lay
claim to masterminding albums by members of the Country Music, Rock &
Roll, Jazz, Gospel and Polka Halls of Fame.
In 2007, Clement, Robert Gordon and
Martin Neville created the DVD, Shakespeare Was A Big George Jones
Fan: Cowboy Jack Clement's Home Movies. The film is
described by MOJO's Sylvie Simmons as "an engaging mix of
documentary, mockumentary, home movies and Python-esque animation as
eccentric and likeable as its subject."
Cowboy is presently working on his next
album, and is producing West Coast group Marley's Ghost.
Show Dates:
April
4
Wien Private
Party Hans Theessink
April
5-6 Wien Metropol
Hans Theessink
April
9
Amsterdam Paradiso
The Watchman
April
11
Traun
Spinnerei Hans Theessink
April
12
Graz
Dupheum Hans Theessink
For interviews,
hi-res images and more, contact: John Lomax III (lomax3@gmail.com)
Explore the world of Cowboy Jack
online: http://www.cowboyjackclement.com.
