Cash’d Out concert brings the Man in Black’s music to Raymond

Published 8:00 am Monday, November 14, 2016

RAYMOND, Wash. — A San Diego-based band, Cash’d Out channels Johnny Cash in about as close a manner to the real thing as it gets. After 11 years, hundreds of thousands of miles on the road and many more fans, those fans continually tell the group how grateful they are that Cash’d Out carries the torch of the Johnny Cash show.

Courtesy of Sunday Afternoon Live, Cash’d Out is coming to the Raymond Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 20. The performance begins at 2 p.m. at the theater, located at 323 Third St. Sunday Afternoon Live expects a sell-out show much like the Patsy Cline Tribute in 2015.

Tickets, at $20 each, are separate from Sunday Afternoon Live season tickets and may be purchased in advance at Raymond Pharmacy, South Bend Pharmacy and the Raymond Theatre. They also are available by calling 360-875-5157, by emailing johnnyatsal@gmail.com or online at www.sundayafternoonlive.org

The band features Douglas Benson on vocals, Kevin Manuel on guitar, George Bernardo on drums and Stephen Rey on bass.

Besides music critics anointing Cash’d Out the “next best thing to Johnny Cash,” the highlights have been many: W.S. Holland, Cash’s longtime drummer, has sat in with Cash’d Out; front man Benson has played Cash’s cherry sunburst Guild guitar; and longtime Cash manager Lou Robin had been to several Cash’d Out shows and claimed that if he closed his eyes it was like “going back in time.”

“Cindy Cash came to a show and was moved to give me a glass locket that was her father’s,” said Benson.

Cash’d Out has over 150 of Cash’s songs in their repertoire, including the June Carter Cash duets brought back to fame in the Oscar-winning film “Walk the Line.”

The band’s live shows respectfully reference the late, great Man in Black’s Sun Records and early Columbia-era sound, combined with the energy of the classic multi-platinum live recordings from Folsom Prison and San Quentin. The group’s genuine love (and authentic recreation) of Cash’s music and its universal appeal to fans of all ages and of virtually all musical genres makes each Cash’d Out show a must-see event.

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