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Jack Scott (born January 24, 1936, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada – died December 12, 2019, in Warren, Michigan, USA) was a Canadian/American singer and songwriter, recognized as the first white rock and roll star to emerge from Detroit, Michigan. Often hailed as "undeniably the greatest Canadian rock and roll singer of all time," Scott achieved remarkable success in the music industry, with 19 U.S. singles in just 41 months, a record surpassed only by The Beatles. Scott wrote all of his hits except for one, "Burning Bridges." His impressive vocal range and distinctive style have placed him among the top legends of rock and roll. It has been noted that "with the exception of Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley, no white rock and roller of the time ever developed a finer voice with a better range than Jack Scott, or cut a more convincing body of work in Rockabilly, Rock and Roll, Country-Soul, Gospel, Country-Pop, or Blues." In 1992, he re-recorded "Burning Bridges" as a duet with Carroll Baker and was nominated for the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. Throughout his career, Jack Scott recorded and toured with a vocal group.

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