Mr. Gene Hartman as Johnny Cash
Mrs. Jenna Miller as June Carter Cash
June’s Got the Cash was formed by Jenna Miller who is the lead June Carter vocalist and band manager. Jenna always wanted to form a band of her own and since she was madly in love with Johnny Cash and June Carter’s music she decided to form Chicago’s one and only Cash/ Carter Tribute. Well over a year later the band has seen nothing but success. Over 40 shows in the first year and rising!!! They have been very fortunate in their journey. Jenna debuted her first hit song at the age of 16 with LMP International Records “Love you More”.
Gene Hartman comes to us from Nashville, TN and was involved in the song writing community. Now living in Crystal Lake, IL and is the bands lead vocalist Mr. Johnny Cash. He is brand new to this Cash/ Carter Tribute and looks forward to many, many awesome memories! Gene has been in previous country bands prior to JGTC and has a baritone voice like no other. His influences include Waylon, Hank JR and the outlaw movement.
Jenna uses a shure SM-58 microphone and a wireless shure. Gene uses a Gibson Songwriter Deluxe rhythm guitar, fender-acoustasonic amp, shure SM-58 microphone.
Thomas Swenson as Luther Perkins (Lead Guitar)
Thomas started playing music in clubs and at dances at the young age of 14 in Madison, WI. At the time, he was the youngest member of the local musician’s union. He performed w/ rock bands throughout the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. Thomas has a passion for song writing and instrumental music, and has operated a project studio for the past 10 years, working on music for films and TV. Thomas plays electric and acoustic guitars, bass, and mandolin. Musical influences include early rock and rockabilly artists, in particular, the Sun Records artist roster. Country and folk music, early instrumental rock music, and, the great jazz guitar players of the 50’s and 60’s are also strong influences. Thomas loves the Cash and Carter music and strives to perform the sonically innovative lead guitar lines of the great Luther Perkins with authenticity and honor.
Robert Aldape as Marshall Grant (Bass)
Bob joins the band from Chicago, IL. his main influences include The Beatles, Motown, Oak Ridge Boys, Alabama, Started playing age 8, was on Television by age 12, (Channel 26, back then black and white), playing with Latin Band, Was Bass Player for, Shadows of Knight, (#1 hit GLORIA), members of New Colony Six, 2007 American Idol Finalist Gina Glocksen.
Bob plays a Fender Jazz Bass, thru an AMPEG amp.
Zac Dawson as W.S. Holland “Fluke” (Drums)
Zac is truly a drummer’s drummer. Born as Zachary Dawson he went from a humble trailer court home in rural Indiana to gracing the top stages in Chicago to touring North America with punk rock legends The Misfits. Never content with one style he has played reggae, funk, classic rock, blues, hip hop, metal, punk rock and now country. If fact you would be hard pressed to find a style he did not touch over the course of his 22 years of bashing the skins. Zac has graced the stages at the South by Southwest music festival in Memphis, The Congress Theater in Chicago, and opened up on national tours for The Misfits and The Adicts, in addition to local gigs for Night Ranger, Train, and Leslie West from Mountain. Never content to hold still and stagnate Zac has within the past 8 years moved into the production realm and recorded, mixed, and produced local Chicago artists in his home studio. In fact his first live band recording project resulted in a nationally released album Juicehead’s- “The Devil Made Me Do It”. Now he is exploring whole new sound in the country/rockabilly realm with Johnny Cash catalogue. In short Zac provides the rock solid beat that drives the June’s Got the Cash train.
Drums: 4 piece Gretsch Catalina Club Kit w/ green sparkle finish (13’rack tom, 16’floor tom, 26’bass and 14’snare) Cymbals: Zildjian 17’A custom projection crash,18’ A custom projection crash,20’Z custom ride,13’A/Z custom hi hats
