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 Jack Rowell is a blue-eyed soul singer with blazing guitar
licks to match. Blues guitar legend, Albert King, once said about Jack, “He is
one bad white boy who can flat sing and play the blues!” He started playing and
touring, along with then partner Jimi Jamison of Survivor, at the age of 15 and
with The Debuts, signed with Atlantic Records and toured with The Buckinghams,
Mitch Ryder and Roy Orbison. Since then, Jack has worked with, or opened shows
for, national artists such as Sam Cooke, Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals, Rufus
Thomas, George Jones, Ace Cannon, The Gentrys, Carl Perkins, Delbert McClinton,
Jerry Lee Lewis, Bowser (Sha Na Na), The Shangralas, The Tokens, Martha Reeves
and The Shirelles, L.A. movie and TV comedian, Renaldo Rey, and acclaimed
Memphis jazz vocalist, Joyce Cobb. Recording credits include 2 albums with Ace
Cannon (grammy nomination, “Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain” instrumental), The
Gentrys (“Keep on Dancin”, “Cinnamon Girl”), Memphis Debuts, Herman Green, Joyce
Cobb, Willie Cobbs (wrote Allman Brothers hit, “You Don’t Love Me”), Highwaymen
II (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristoferson, Johnny Cash). After
becoming a Christian, Jack began using his talents for the Lord in Memphis,
Tennessee, as worship leader at New Life Fellowship (4 years), in assisting the
start of contemporary Saturday night service at Hope Presbyterian Church (1 1/2
years), and as the current music director at Church of the Harvest since 1999.
During his years of music ministry, Jack has been part of the praise band for
revivals and special meetings such as “Spirit of Life Revival” with Jerry
Savelle and Jesse Duplantis (2 years), Dr. Ed Dufreisne (California), Hilton
Sutton, Dr. Leon Von Ryooen (Florida, South Africa), Patrick Andre’ of John
Avanzini Ministries (Tulsa), Kirk Pankratz (Founder of Youth America, Oklahoma
City), Bob Yandian (Tulsa), Danny Chambers (Oklahoma City, Nashville), Rennie
McLean, Ray Hollis (Oklahoma City) and Mike Deasy, which included ministry
meetings in the Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Penal Farm. Jack has a
heart to see all musicians, particularly Memphis musicians, saved and serving
the Lord with their God-given talents. Together with his wife, Teri, and
award-winning record producer, Danny Jones, Jack has recently released his first
gospel CD called “TriplThreT - Memphis Music for Him” for which he wrote or
co-wrote all songs and which features the praise band under his direction at
Church of the Harvest, Memphis, Tennessee, known as “TriplThreT”.
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