David Michael Mann

In 1982, David Mann was born just outside of Detroit, Michigan, in the small town of Wayne. His father was a General Motors assembly line worker, and his mother was a school teacher.

A few years later, the family moved to the border town of Temperance, just North of Toledo, Ohio. There, they joined a local Fundamental Christian church.

Growing up, gospel music was a part of life. His mother sang in the church choir, and his father always had a gospel quartet record playing at home. The musical influence on his life was constant, and he would continue singing throughout high school and college.

In 2008, he took a job singing baritone for one of the descendants of the famous Blackwood Brothers Quartet, and moved to Tennessee. Many know that Johnny Cash had a special admiration for the Blackwoods, having adopted several of their songs, and bringing them on The Johnny Cash Show, in the early 70s.

In 2013, David began noticing a slight change in his voice. Unbeknownst to him, he had been exposed to some mold from a vehicle he regularly traveled in, which would go on to cause a problem in his lungs and airways. He saw a specialist, and worked on correcting and repairing his voice. But, little did he know, his singing career was about to take a big turn.

He spent the next year off the road, working in a lumberyard, but still did what he could to push his voice and keep it in shape. Though, he feared it would never be the same. The biggest change was that his voice had deepened, and he could sing lower than before. Then, as if the good Lord had planned it this way, he was called to sing bass for the same quartet he had left the year before.

Over the next decade, they went on to perform all over the US, Canada, and select dates in England, and Belgium. During this time, David was able to share the stage with friends of Cash, including Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson on various Farmaid events.

He also worked for years performing at many festivals, tours, and concerts as a backup vocalist for Elvis tribute artists. This merged his gospel music heritage with the Rockabilly sounds of Elvis Presley.

In 2022, he was contacted by Ed Enoch, owner of The Stamps Quartet, and friend of the late Elvis Presley. The Stamps had sung with Elvis throughout the 70s, and up until his untimely death. Decades later, at the age of 80 years old, Ed Enoch and The Stamps Quartet had been touring exclusively with a production out of Berlin, Germany: Elvis Das Musical. It was a fantastic tribute to the life of Elvis, starting from his introduction to Sam Philips, and moving all throughout his life, up to his final days at the Hilton International, in Las Vegas. David accepted the job to sing bass, and dove head first into touring all over Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

It was there he developed a close friendship with the man depicting Elvis, Grahame Patrick Doyle. A powerful voice, with a heart for the people he both sang to and with. After many late nights of staying up and listening to old recordings, and talking about their goals and aspirations, Grahame presented David with the idea of performing himself, as Johnny Cash.