Rock-a-billy Hall of Fame inductee Rusty Evans and Ring of Fire pay Tribute to The Man in Black - Johnny Cash at 7 p.m. Monday in the Carson Nugget's Banquet Room.
Evans began his musical journey in 1957, singing folk songs in Greenwich Village in New York with talented artists, including a then unknown Bob Dylan.
"Bob told me I sounded like (Johnny Cash) and said I should do some of his songs," Evans said. "Yes, I guess you could say this is Bob's fault."
Evans' Tribute to the Man In Black, begins in the 1950s, moves into the 1960s and then into the more contemporary 1990s, a period in Cash's career that introduced him to a whole new generation. Evans weaves together 90 minutes of classic Cash, stories and a few originals.
"I'm not channeling Johnny or impersonating him, I am just carrying the torch," Evans said. "People say to me 'when we close our eyes we hear Johnny,' and that's rewarding."
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $30 for premiere and section-A seating and $25 for section B, with open seating in all areas. Call 775-882-1626 ext. 251, for reservations or go to ccnugget.com. The Nugget is located at 507 N. Carson St. For more information about Rusty Evans, find him on Facebook.
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