Category:Jack Clement's 1952 Gibson SJ-200

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GUITAR[1]
Cowboy Jack Clement acquired
this 1952 Gibson SJ-200 when
he was in the Marine Corps.
The guitar remained Clement's
close copanion throughout his
life. He played it on Johnny Cash's
recordings of “Big River” and
“Ring of Fire,” and he used it
when writing classics such as Cash's
1958 chart-topper “Guess Things
Happen That Way,” Porter Wagoner
and Dolly Parton's 1969 hit “Just
Someone I Used to Know,” and
“Let's All Help the Cowboys (Sing
the Blues),” from Waylon Jennings's
1975 album, Dreaming My Dreams.
Footnotes

References[edit]

  • High Resolution Photos: Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s: Artifacts (high resolution photos / press release). Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (2018-03-01).
    "[image] Cowboy Jack Clement acquired this 1952 Gibson SJ-200 when he was in the Marine Corps and it remained his close companion for the rest of his life. Clement played it on recordings including Johnny Cash’s “Big River” and “Ring of Fire,” and used it to write classics such as Cash’s 1958 chart-topper “Guess Things Happen That Way,” Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton’s 1969 hit “Just Someone I Used to Know,” and “Let’s All Help the Cowboys (Sing the Blues),” from Waylon Jennings’s 1975 album Dreaming My Dreams. (Photo Bob Delevante, courtesy Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum) "