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Jack Henderson Clement (born April 5, 1931 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American singer, songwriter,and a record and film producer.

Johnny Cashs hit written by Clement "Guess Things Happen That Way,was # 1 country and # 11 pop in 1958.Clement performed the song on the Johnny Cash Memorial Tribute show on CMT in November 2003.

In 1959, Clement accepted an offer to work as a producer at RCA in Nashville,then the most important label in the industry.Clement went on to become a significant figure in the Nashville music business,establishing a publishing business, and his own recording studio,making records for stars such as Charley Pride and Ray Stevens. In 1971, he co-founded the J-M-I Record Company.

Jack Clement wrote a number of highly successful songs that have been recorded by singing stars such as Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Ray Charles, Carl Perkins, Bobby Bare, Elvis Presley, Jim Reeves, Jerry Lee Lewis, Cliff Richard, Charley Pride,Tom Jones, Dickey Lee and Hank Snow. He was inducted into theNashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1973. He also produced albums by Townes Van Zandt and Waylon Jennings.