Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: Cowboy Jack Clement's Home Movies

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Starring: Cowboy Jack Clement
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Studio: Shout Factory
Release Date: 2007-09-04
: He's been a producer to Elvis Presley and U2, an Arthur Murray dance instructor, best friend to Johnny Cash, Sam Phillips' right-hand man, a U.S. Marine, a slasher-film producer, and he discovered Jerry Lee Lewis, Charley Pride and Townes Van Zandt. This off-the-wall feature about legendary Nashville record producer/performer/artist Cowboy Jack Clement tells the story of his amazing career via home movies longtime friends Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, John Prine, Bono and many more. Riding the trail between Monty Python and Blazing Saddles, this film inspires with lessons of creativity, mortality, and the risk and glory of a self-made life. Featuring his very close friends Johnny Cash, Bono, Waylon Jennings and Charly Pride. Includes never before seen footage and commentary of legendary artists such as Elvis Presley, Kris Kristofferson and George Jones. Bonus features include a commentary with Cowboy Jack & Alamo Jones.

A sidelong glimpse of Genius
Jack Clement is an amazing man. He has been amazing all his life. Song
Writer: (It'll Be Me; Guess Things Happen That Way; Black Jack David; Ballad of A Teenage Queen: etc.) Producer: Johnny Cash, John Prine, Jerry Lee Lewis) Recording Artist and all about bon vivant, lover of life and a man for all seasons.
At last, there is the DVD, Shakespeare Was A Fan of George Jones. Pure pleasure. If there is one problem with the DVD, it is not long enough. The cast of singers who appear include Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, John Prine, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Pride, George Jones and a collection of fine musicians.

Jack Clement's music career started out in Memphis and migrated to Nashville, but he never got caught up in the music formulas of Nashville. His charm, his wisdom and his humor are genuinely his. This is a spirited, joyful and funny DVD. And yes, the Johnny Cash Hog Nose observation alone is well worth the price of admission. I hope someone somewhere along the way video taped one of Jack Clement's two hour high holy, bible citing discussions with the great Sam C. Phillips. This DVD is a historical treasure of an important time and place in American Culture. Thank you Jack. No one like you.... now or ever.

Refreshingly Original and Exceptionally Well Done
This DVD is great! I've come to know Cowboy Jack through his Sirius Radio Show on Outlaw Country and this DVD blends very well with the stories he tells on his show. It features Johnny Cash, George Jones, Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, Bono, John Prine, and many others. Oh, and William Shakespeare drops by, too. He was a BIG George Jones fan, you know. My favorite scene features Johnny Cash wearing a pig snout; it will have you in tears. Another scene features Bono doing an excellent mafioso impersonation. A must have for the traditional Country fan, the DVD accomplishes what it set out to do: treat the viewer to these stars just kickin' back, relaxing, and talkin' with "The Cowboy."

fun-behind the scenes home movie but not a classic
I miss Johnny Cash and this rare look at a Jack Clement home movie was fun to watch, once. The problem was there wasn't enough music and the music they did have was interupted with conversation or cut short all together. Clement wasn't making a major motion picture here ... he was just sharing some of his special memories with some friends and John was certainly a friend. Thanks for sharing but like all home movies, this one's going in the closet and will probably not be seen again until after I'm dead and gone and my kids find this boxed up and wonders, "what the hell is this?"

Jack Clement was a Johnny Cash fan
I saw this movie at the TriBeCa Film Festival over a year ago and could NOT wait for it to come out in DVD form so I could own it. This movie is a collection of Cowboy Jack Clement's home movies, showing the people who recorded at his studio in informal fashion. One particular vignette with Johnny Cash is so goofy that I laugh just thinking about it.
Enjoy!!!

A journey through the history of Clementvision
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: Cowboy Jack Clement's Home Movies

I had the opportunity to record at Clementvision studios @'89 or so with Chance Martin who was executive producer of the old Johnny Cash show on ABC. Chance appears on this DVD as the voice of Shakespeare. Engineer David Ferguson whom i worked with on those sessions also appears.
This DVD brought back a lot of memories and gives a good insight behind the scenes with some of Nashvilles heaviest hitters. Also on this DVD is a rare glimpse into a side of Johnny Cash that was seldom scene by the general public. It is said that "Cowboy" was able to bring out the funny and whimsical side of Johnny that a lot of people didn't get to see. This is a MUST for any real Johnny Cash fans.