Sunday, March 10, 2024
6 pm Doors // 7 pm Show
All Ages
$45 (+taxes/fees) Premium Seating
$35 (+taxes/fees) Preferred Reserved Seating
$25 (+taxes/fees) Advance General Admission // $30 (+taxes/fees) At The Door
Ticket purchases are final and non-refundable
The legendary Grammy-nominated Johnny Cash tribute artist and his band come to The Parkway! Sherwin Linton has been paying tribute to the music of Johnny Cash for over 60 years, with an authentic number one hit stage performance endorsed by the Man in Black himself.
In 1955, Johnny Cash released his iconic debut on Memphis' Sun Records. One thousand miles away in Watertown, SD, 16-year-old Sherwin Linton started performing those songs on the local radio station. Three years later in 1958, the two met and became fast friends. In 1971, Sherwin Linton and his band The Cotton Kings recorded a best-selling tribute album to the Man in Black, titled, "Hello, I'm Not Johnny Cash." Recorded inside the walls of the South Dakota State Penitentiary, the album was endorsed by Johnny Cash himself, who featured Sherwin Linton numerous times on The Johnny Cash Show.
Today, Sherwin Linton continues to perform his number one tribute album along with his wife, Pam and band The Cotton Kings. This dynamic 90-minute performance recreates the man, the music, the legend that is Johnny Cash — from opening with "Ghost Riders in the Sky" to the patriotic "Ragged Old Flag" to the rockin' closing duet "Going to Jackson."
Sherwin Linton has been a great correspondent for Country Music for many years. He is the go-to guy for all things concerning authentic Country Music. In the Midwest, Sherwin is a larger than life Country singing, string-bending, rhinestone-wearing, boot heel-dragging, fancy car-driving, cowboy hat-wearing, state-of-the-art Country Music Star if there ever was one. Most of all, he’s my pal. I always enjoy his work. — Marty Stuart
South Dakota native Sherwin Linton launched his career in the music business in 1956 as a 16-year-old disc jockey and live performer of country and rockabilly music on radio station KWAT in Watertown. Moving to Minneapolis in 1957, this talented singer, guitarist, and songwriter began performing throughout the country. Sherwin journeyed to Nashville in 1966 and recorded “Cotton King,” a song that catapulted him to the top of the Country charts. Roy Acuff was so impressed with Sherwin that he signed Sherwin to his legendary Acuff-Rose Publishing Company and Hickory Records, resulting in numerous TV appearances and nationwide tours. Following the 1971 release of a live tribute album, “Hello, I’m Not Johnny Cash,” Sherwin received multiple national nominations from the CMA and ACM (and praise from Cash himself). Subsequent hits included the 1986 novelty song “Santa Got A DWI,” an anti-drunk driving song that hit the charts and became a Christmas favorite (and has sold over 1 million copies). In 2011 Sherwin continued his prolific recording career with the release of a CD “Hillbilly Heaven.” This project is a duet CD pairing him with many of his Grand Ole Opry and Country Music friends. Already awarded the Rural Roots Music Commission - Traditional CD of the Year, “Hillbilly Heaven” has also garnered Sherwin three Grammy nominations. In December of 2011 Sherwin, his wife Pam and their band “The Cotton Kings” recorded “Highway Headin’ South” with a theme featuring many Texas and south of the border flavored songs. The CD also includes Sherwin’s original Gospel composition “Heaven.” Sherwin has been a true ambassador, romanticizing his home state with memories of railroad life and growing up in small South Dakota towns — themes that are woven into the fabric of more than 27 albums and over 68 years of live performances across the U.S. and Canada.