Claim: François Clemmons became choir director of his church at the age of 10 and he was the lead singer of a rock 'n' roll group called the Jokers before he attended Carnegie Mellon.
Evidence: He became choir director of his church at the age of 10. For a while, he was the lead singer of a rock 'n' roll group called the Jokers. Clemmons received a Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin College, and a Master of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University.