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Jack Calmes (October 21, 1943 – January 5, 2015) was an American inventor, executive and musician. In 1965, he co-founded Showco, an influential and industry-revolutionizing concert sound and lighting service company. In 1984, Calmes founded Syncrolite,〔 considered one of the foremost entertainment/architectural light manufacturers in the world. He also holds a pair of United States patents, managed Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Freddie King and multi-platinum rock band Bloodrock, and in 1980, he founded the Forever Fabulous Chickenhawks Showband & All-Revue. == Early life == Calmes was born in Oklahoma City to parents Mary and Charles Calmes. Calmes' mother, Mary, was a piano player who also sang, instilling an early love of music in him. The family relocated to Clinton, OK, not long after he was born. Calmes began his lifelong fascination with music at a young age, first playing Eddy Arnold songs on the ukulele, before graduating to guitar at the age of 15. The Calmes family moved to Dallas' Highland Park neighborhood when Calmes was nine, and he was soon performing professionally at the legendary Dallas Sportatorium. Calmes attended Highland Park High School, where as a sophomore, he formed his first band, the Jades, in direct competition with classmates (and future rock legends) Steve Miller and Boz Scaggs. In 1961, Calmes, Miller and Scaggs joined forces to merge their two bands, and, according to Calmes, "played all the proms and got more money." Miller and Scaggs attended out-of-state colleges after high school graduation, and Calmes remained in Dallas, continuing to perform locally as he attended Southern Methodist University, beginning in 1962.〔 He studied engineering for two years before shifting his focus to the business school, which ultimately granted him his bachelor's degree in accounting. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Calmes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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