THE Man in Black is back. Weymouth musician Kevin Lovatt is bringing his Johnny Cash tribute to Weymouth Pavilion on April 17.

The show is part of Kevin’s UK Tour and also stars his wife Kathleen Lovatt as Johnny’s wife June Carter-Cash.

It comes hot on the heels of Kevin’s success in the US, where he toured last year after impressing a promoter.

Kevin, whose act is called Virtually Cash, was signed up by talent agency Music City Attractions after auditioning in Nashville, days after getting married at Elvis Presley’s former home in Memphis in August last year.

Aged 17, Kevin first performed in a Rockabilly band and moved to Swindon, where he carried on performing throughout the 1980s.

“I’ve always loved 50s music and was always a big fan of Elvis; even from a young age I’ve always loved that style so it’s been a natural progression performing as Johnny Cash.

“Everyone said I sounded like him, we both have a bass baritone voice range,” he said.

Kevin, dad-of-two and stepfather-of-three, said he has already had reasonable success in the UK with his act.

“I’ve always been amazed by how much young people love it.

“People in their teens, in their twenties, they all seem to get into it.

“We’ve played at Weymouth Pavilion, Eastbourne Band Stand and Bath Rugby Club.”

The success Kevin has experienced to date has come completely unexpectedly, he said.

“In 2011 I did a cover of God’s Gonna Cut You Down which got to number 23 in the UK country music downloads on iTunes after it was used on the trailer of the film True Grit.

“I had no idea what was happening and couldn’t understand why it was getting 5,000 downloads, then I found out it had been used on the trailer.”

Tickets for the show cost £8. Call 01305 783225.

See thejohnnycashtribute.com for more details.