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Show C-5 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, November 17-19, 2010 Quist pays tribute to Cash By SCOTT IWASAKI Of the Record staff , When Jack Quist was 12, he entered a talent show contest at Olympus Jr. High. His specialty was emulating Johnny Cash. , ."Instead of playing Tolsom Prison Blues,' which I played earlier that day, I sang 'Cocaine Blues' instead," Quist remembered during an interview with The Park Record. "I sang it in front of all the students, teachers and parents." The kids went nuts and the -teachers and parents got angry and started screaming at the kids to settle down. "We took first place, because it was judged by how much applause we got," Quist said. "So I got first place, but also suspended for three days." Quist will sing "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Cocaine Blues," among other Johnny Cash tunes, when he dons his alter ego, Jackson Cash, during his Johnny Cash tribute concert at the Egyptian Theatre Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19 and 20. The performances begin at 8 p.m. J For the past four years, Quist has performed his headlining tribute show in Branson. Mo. "Now the season is over and I'm back in Utah," he said. "I'm planning to be here for a while. The mother of my children - my ex wife -just had brain surgery. So I'm here to stay for awhile." Quist was three when he saw Elvis Presley on the "Ed Sullivan Show." "That's when I knew I wanted to be an entertainer," he said. "That's where it all started." Quist started his first rock band when he was a 12-yearold, living in Holladay. "It was all Elvis, Elvis and more Elvis," Quist said with a laugh. "But my parents who adopted me were big country/western fans. They begged me to quit singing that loud, ugly Rock 'n' Roll and wanted me to learn some pretty coun- try music." So, being the dutiful son, Quist learned the songs of Hank Williams, Eddy Arnold, Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Snow, with Johnny Cash always somewhere in the mix. "I wasn't really crazy about singing country, but the longer I did it, the more I fell in love with it," Quist said. "And I found that I could sound like just about anyone I wanted to." After winning first place in the Olympus Jr. High talent show, his band played on the iate Eugene Helsinki's "Talent Showcase" on KSL TV. Quist returned to Rock V Roll for a bit, but soon discovered the outlaw music of Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. "I went back to country because my voice was more geared to that style, rather than Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin," Quist said. After trading his Les Paul guitar in for an Ovation, Quist formed Cow jazz and played throughout Midvale and Salt Lake. He heeded the call to Nashville and released a couple of albums, but got sidelined by addiction. "The drugs came in and I ANSWERS FOR TODAY • E B S F L A Q U A Y T U R K E T 1 N E A R S 0 M A S H E D S U C L A S H 0 T S H 0 M E M A Y 0 0 A G w 1 •I •• I •S IH IU IBL C R A P A 1 K U N D A M • •I S T A T H A 1 R A R 0 S I I the Park City Foundation The Park City Foundation has joined more than 700 community foundations across America for "Community Foundation Week," which runs through Nov. 19. PCF will celebrate by hosting a free open house at their office, 1790 Bonanza Drive, Suite W-102, on Friday, Nov. 19, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. The open house is an opportunity to learn more about PCF, Summit County's community foundation and the fist of its kind in the stage of Utah, and the services it's provides to donor, nonprofit orga- • S E I • • T 1 D E C R E E I IS IT Y R U P A 1 P E 1 •I I II I 1 A u D W 1 N G T A R 0 T 0 p 0 T A p A W N R A Y T Z D 1 E D G E C L 0 P K 1 N R 1 M Y C 0 0 N K S G N 1 0 E N D L 1 V Z 0 A w U s U R N 0 S E S A N D E S D P N E H R 0 N 1 0 D R U M S T 1 0 G E N E E •I • A T H T 0 E S W S C 1 E A u D 1 A N B E R R E A D A W N B T 1 T S w 1 T H E P A F A U L T A N P 1 E M 1 C O I 1 I I • I • •I I I • I I • •I I •I I A friend told Quist he could do a better Johnny Cash than Phoenix. "So I got a black suit. I cut my hair and dyed it black and I moved to Branson, Mo., with $25." Quist said. "And in one year I was headlining with my Johnny Cash tribute show." The performance is more than just playing Johnny Cash covers, he said. "I open the show with 'Hello, I'm Jackson Cash,"' Quist said. "It's just like watching the 'Johnny Cash Show' that was on TV But during the live concert, I tell some Johnny Cash history and of how he started out with the Tennessee Two and Tennessee Three and Sun Records. I also talk about the songs he wrote and why he wrote them." The second half of the concert, Quist emerges as himself and plays some vintage Cow Jazz songs. Quist still doesn't know who his birth parents are, but he did say at least one of the Cash clan believed he was her long lost brother. "I ended up at the Jim Bakker show by accident a few years ago," Quist said. "I went Jack Quist Johnny Ca>h m'huiv uriisi was in and out of Alcoholics Anonymous," he said. "Then and four years ago, when I realized I couldn't go to Nashville anymore, because it's geared for younger musicians, I saw the movie 'Walk the Line,', with Joaquin Phoenix." nizatinsand the community at large. • PCF will highlight the Community Fund grant program, the Community Pass Ski and Golf progam, parkcitygreen.org, Save Our Snow and MILEPOST2010. Visitors will have an opportunity to share their thoughts on Park City's most pressing challenges. "In our first three years, we've created.a community grant program, which will grant another $100,000 to the community this December, says PCF executive director Trisha Worthington. "We manage over 30 funds for families, businesses and organizations and have spearheaded Save Our Snow and parkcitygree.org. We have the to meet Johnnys sister Joann, and ended up singing with her." On the program, Joann Cash "opened up a can of worms," Quist said. "She told everyone on TV that I had the Cash-family wrinkles and that her mother would like me. "Now since I was put up for adoption at my birth a lot of people have told me they believe I'm the illegitimate son of Johnny Cash." Regardless of who his birthparents are, Quist said he is lucky to be where he is today. "I'm fortunate to be able to make a living doing what I'm doing," Quist said. "I love the music. I love keeping it alive." Jack Quist will pay tribute to Johnny Cash at the Egyptian Theatre Friday, Nov. 19, and Saturday, Nov. 20, at 8:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door, and $20 for cabaret seating. Visit www.parkcityshows.com for tickets or call 435-649-9371. E L R 1 U C N E I IR IA H M 1 E N N 0 D •I 1• 1I I A R S 0 P N S PASSPORT ... NOT REQUIRED! 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WWW.SAFONOVAPARKCITY.COM R A Come for Park City community to thank for their partnership and dedication to our non-profit community." For more than 20 years, "Community Foundation Week" has raised awareness about the increasingly important role of these philanthropic organizations in fostering local collaboration and innovation to address persistent civic and economic challenges. Community foundations represent one of the fastestgrowing forms of philanthropy in the United States and hold nearly $50 billion in assets, according to the Foundation Center. Every state in the United States is home to at least one community foundation that is advancing solutions to a wide range of social issues. TM srore 1 S PHOTO COURTESY JACK QUIST So I got a black suit. I cut my hair and dyed it black and I moved to Branson, Mo., with $25.. And in one year I was headlining with my Johnny Cash tribute show..." 1675 REDSTONE CENTER DR. STE 140 PARK CITY, UTAH I (435) 575-8746 N •I I B A S 1 T H G N S E M A T R Y S A R E T E R A R C J A L E 1 M A R S M B T 0 L S M A C A L A M A L E U T 0 P W 1 N A T 1 N G L E F T 0 V E N E A X L E A T S D_ L E T G s I U Jack Quist dons his alter ego Jackson Cash during his Johnny Cash tribute show in Branson, Mo. Quist will be at the Egyptian Theatre on November 19 and 20. Foundation hold an open house Submitted by I u hours ZT^^ Monday Closed, Tuesday-Thursday 10am-6pm and Friday-Sunday 10am-7pm On the Second Level at The St. Regis Deer ValJey 435.940.5830 nregi5deercrest.com/5pa |
