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Cover bands are a dime a dozen.

That doesn’t mean they’re necessarily bad. But they’re not hard to find.

Less common is the true tribute act: A band that not only plays the well-known songs of a well-known artist, but also puts in the extra effort to look, act and sound like the target of its tribute.

Cash’d Out is not only a tribute act (to country music legend Johnny Cash), the San Diego quartet is one of the best you’ll ever see. From song selection and style of play to costuming and frontman Douglas Benson’s eerie channeling of the Man in Black’s voice and mannerisms circa the 1950s and ’60s, Cash’d Out has early Cash — and his classic band the Tennessee Three — dialed in completely.

Together, they can draw from more than 150 Cash songs, focusing on the Man in Black’s “Sun Records and early Columbia era sound, combined with the energy of the classic … live recordings from Folsom Prison and San Quentin,” according to www.cashdout.com.

You’re not seeing Johnny Cash play live anytime soon. Maverick’s in Bend has the next best thing.

Cash’d Out; 9 p.m. Thursday; $10, available through the venue; Maverick’s Country Bar & Grill, 20565 Brinson Blvd., Bend; www.maverickscountrybar.com.

— Ben Salmon