Def Americans

After two theater seasons in which the iconic American Recordings took center stage, it is time to press the accelerator a little deeper. Ample room is made for hits, band and audience favorites from the extensive repertoire of the legendary Man In Black. It's good to be back on the Road Again!

More than half a century after Johnny Cash's first hits, the Brabanders of Def Americans Johnny Cash Tribute manage to capture the swing, atmosphere and rebellion of a performance by the legendary American outlaw astonishingly well. The band name does not seem to directly refer to a Johnny Cash Tribute, but for the experienced music lover it is obvious: at the time of Johnny Cash's collaboration with Rick Rubin, his label DefJam was renamed to the well-known American Recordings.

The band has now built up an impressive live reputation in the club and festival circuit and has completed several successful theater tours throughout the country. Whether it concerns Johnny's work at Sun Records, the prison records, gospels, duets with June Carter or the American Recordings series, Def Americans succeeds in breathing new life into the songs that Cash himself managed to perform with so much love and enthusiasm. Cash's work spans almost 50 years from start to finish and remains intact in the hands of Def Americans by creating its unmistakable sound sincerely and authentically without losing sight of the raw and rebellious edge of The Man In Black.

Johnny's younger brother Tommy Cash also noticed this. He approached the band in 2013 to accompany it during its 'My Brother Johnny' shows in the Netherlands. Def Americans is also making an impression abroad, and the band is increasingly crossing national borders for shows in, for example, Belgium, Germany, Norway and England.

“Life and Love go on, Let the Music play” - Johnny Cash