The 80-year-old producer bought the house 1970. He’s produced tracks for U2 and Louis Armstrong. "That guitar means more to me than the house," Clement told The Tennessean.Ĭlement has worked with rock ‘n’ roll legends Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Carl Perkins, as well as many others. The guitar reportedly was scratched by Elvis Presley’s belt buckle. He also was able to retrieve his "baby"-a Gibson J200 he purchased in 1951 while in the Marines. However, Clement’s girlfriend, friends and three cats managed to escape the fire. In his 30-year-old studio, the producer stored master tapes of these recordings, as well as other memorabilia that was lost in the fire. Jim produced a number of good books including Christmas With Elvis Unseen Elvis: Candids of the King Elvis The Early Years Elvis and the Stars and The Elvis Scrapbook.Ĭowboy Jack Clement's Home Damaged in Fire: Wearing his Elvis-print pajamas, musician and Sun Studio's engineer, Cowboy Jack Clement watched as 40 firefighters hosed down his house Saturday afternoon for more than an hour-the result of an undetermined fire.Ĭlement’s Tennessee home has been the site of legendary recordings, including those of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and John Prine. Jim wasn't very active in the Elvis world in recent years but his contributions to the world of Elvis collecting will not be forgotten. The majority of his collection has been noticed when it was auctioned off. Jim Curtin's huge Elvis collection included 3 jumpsuits and thousands of unique pictures. At one point Jim Curtin (shown right with Elvis) presented Elvis with a black Gibson acoustic guitar with "EP" in the neck and Elvis gave him a jumpsuit to thank him. His knowledge of everything Elvis was astounding and, in fact, I learned much from him about the world of Elvis records.
Paul and I were just young pups when we first met Jim (the original Elvis freak). I received the sad news from my oldest friend in the Elvis world Paul Dowling this morning. Curtin, Elvis impersonator and collector supreme, passed away this past weekend. The results of an April 22 autopsy are still pending.Jim Curtin Passed Away: It is with great sadness that I must report that Jim E. Kornfeld’s son Andrew, who works with his father, arrived at Paisley Park on the day of Prince’s death to explain the treatment to the musician, according to attorney William Mauzy, who represents the Kornfelds. Howard Kornfeld, who was scheduled to meet with the singer. On April 20, Prince staffers reached out to Mill Valley, California, addiction specialist Dr. Responders were unable to revive the musician, who reportedly possessed painkillers at the time of his death.Īlso Read: Prince's Blood to Be Tested Due to 'Parentage Issues' Prince was found unresponsive on the elevator at Paisley Park on the morning on April 21, days after reportedly undergoing treatment for an overdose of the opioid painkiller Percocet. The paperwork doesn’t indicate what the tests were for, or what medications were prescribed.Īccording to the Los Angeles Times, which obtained the paperwork, the warrant was executed May 5 at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Schulenberg also said that he had prescribed medications to Prince, to be filled at a Walgreens pharmacy.Īlso Read: Gene Simmons Blasts Prince's Death: 'How Pathetic That He Killed Himself'
Schulenberg said that tests had been performed on the musician, and that he had arrived at the Paisley Park residence on April 21 to deliver test results. Michael Todd Schulenberg, the second time being on April 20, the day before the musician’s death at age 57. The application for the search warrant indicates that Prince was seen twice in the days leading up to his death by Dr. Music legend Prince saw a doctor on the day before his death, according to a search warrant executed to obtain the musician’s medical records.
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