DAVIDSON—Fans of the Man in Black are in for a treat Wednesday when David James and Big River bring their Johnny Cash tribute show to the Parish Hall in Davidson.
“I speak like him, I act like him…” James said from his cell phone Monday while he and his band Big River were cruising down the Yellowhead Highway, heading from Alberta to Flin Flon for their next show.
James and Big River have been bringing their authentic tribute show to Johnny Cash fans for about six years and he’s had this current line up for three years.
“It’s not only about the voice,” James said. “It’s about living and breathing the man—his posture, his mannerisms, his moves and his quirks. I want our audiences to go home feeling like they just observed the man himself.”
James said his biggest compliment is when people, who saw Cash perform live, tell him how much like Cash he is.
People have a chance to see the man who starts his show by saying, “Hello — I’m almost Johnny Cash” this Wednesday.
David James and Big River are coming to Davidson through agent Trent Schmiedge of Graffitti Music. Schmiedge said a share of proceeds from the show will go to the new swimming pool fund.