Jack Cardwell (November 9, 1925 – October 22, 1993) was an Americancountry music singer, songwriter, and disk jockey.

Cardwell was raised on a farm inChapman, Alabama and was self-taught on guitar. He attended the Barton Academy and worked as an electrician for the port atMobile.^[1]

Cardwell became a radio personality on Mobile-based radio stationWKAB in the early 1950s, where he hosted theTom 'n Jack Show. Around 1952 he also debuted on local television, hosting theFriendly Variety Show until 1967.^[2] His radio and television platforms helped launch the careers of musicians such asLuke McDaniel andCurly Brooks. Shortly afterHank Williams died, Cardwell wrote and recorded a tribute titled "The Death of Hank Williams" and released it onKing Records. The song reached #3 on theBillboard charts in 1953.^[2] He also had a top-ten hit that year with "Dear Joan".

In 1969, Cardwell had another chart hit, "Jesus Was a Soul Man", whichAndrew Lloyd Webber andTim Rice later identified as one of the influences on the creation ofJesus Christ Superstar.^[2]

• 1925 births
• 1993 deaths
• 20th-century American male singers
• 20th-century American singer-songwriters
• American country singer-songwriters
• American male singer-songwriters
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• American television personalities
• Country musicians from Alabama
• Singer-songwriters from Alabama

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