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Founder of beloved Nashville BBQ restaurant dies after battle with cancer

Founder of beloved Nashville BBQ restaurant dies after battle with cancer
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What This Story Is About Jack Cawthon, the founder of Jack’s Bar-B-Que and a longtime figure in Nashville’s restaurant and Lower Broadway communities, has died at 80. Why It Matters Cawthon’s restaurant was a fixture on Lower Broadway for more than three decades. He is widely credited with helpin...

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