Memories of Jerry Clower
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I used to listen to some of his material now and then and he had a 'countryfied' manner about him with comparisons of various worldy events and personalities which were at once disarming in their stark defusing of the harsh realities of the time and humorous when one pondered the ramifications of those comparisons otherwise.
He was one of those entertainment constants which were the result of life in the deep South.
Howard Gerald Clower was born September 28, 1926 Liberty, Mississippi.
He was a graduate of Mississippi State University and served in the United States Navy as a Radioman. He received several campaign medals as well as two bronze stars for service in World War II.
So this stand-up comedian from the South left his mark on the world of entertainment with his stories of rural life and his popularity lead to the moniker "The Mouth of Mississippi".
He sold tapes and albums with one of his recordings going platinum.
Jerry Clower passed at age 71 in Jackson, Mississippi a tad over a hundred miles to the North from his home town of Liberty in August 1998 following heart bypass surgery.
He was survived by his widow, a son, and three daughters and seven grandchildren.