CLIVE John stars in The Johnny Cash Road Show at Christchurch Regent Centre next Friday May 27.

“Performing is all I have ever wanted to do ever since I was able to make a noise,” Clive told me.

Prior to playing The Man in Black he enjoyed success in his own right as a singer-songwriter and says: “I’ve always prided myself on being true to myself and have always written my own material. I never thought in a million years I’d be a tribute artist – yet here I am...”

Considered one of the most influential US musicians of the 20th century, Johnny Cash is best known as a country icon, but his songs embraced rock and roll, blues, folk, and gospel which gave him a wide appeal from the 1950s to the present.

All of Cash’s greatest hits are covered including San Quentin, Walk the Line, A Boy Named Sue, Man in Black, Ring of Fire and Hurt.

The spirit of the Man in Black is alive and ‘kicking like a mule’ in this celebration of the iconic legend by the Carter/Cash endorsed Johnny Cash Roadshow.

The stage lights up with a colourful explosion of energy, against a striking backdrop of classic screen imagery of the ‘real deal’. Clive John, captures the essence of Cash with exceptional style and confidence. His deep, distinctive vocals are spot on, evoking pure country magic with Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues and A Thing Called Love.

There are charismatic duets with Jill Schoonjan (June Carter) too. Renditions of Don’t You Think It’s Come Our Time and Jackson, encapsulate the tender charm and uplifting humour shared by the late enigmatic pair.

Regent Centre Box Office: 01202 499 199