A country boy at heart, Nashville Recording Artist DOUG ALLEN NASH grew up on a farm in northwest Illinois near a picturesque town on the banks of the Mississippi River. He began performing in local talent shows at age five; and had formed his own band by age twelve. That same year his parents took him to a Johnny Cash Concert, one of several he would attend over the years. It was just the beginning of what would become one of Doug’s greatest passions.
At the age of twenty, Nash was performing all over the world and receiving recognition for his extensive USO, MWR, and Armed Forces Entertainment Tours (the U.S. Defense Department’s Certificate of Esteem Award, Certificate of Recognition Award, and the Republic of Korea’s Apple of Excellence Award). During a six-year period, he entertained American troops overseas, touring 87 countries. It was meant to be! A chance meeting at that time with the legendary Johnny Cash in a Copenhagen, Denmark Airport inspired Doug to create his ”#1 Johnny Cash Tribute Show.”
Doug’s rich baritone just happens to be in the same vocal range as Cash which allows him to capture the essence of the legendary performer in his own style and with his own genuine passion for their music in this exciting multi- media production. “Doug Allen Nash ‘channels’ Johnny Cash. High praise from Chicago’s top-rated WGN-TV Morning News after a recent guest performance.
When this ruggedly handsome and gifted singer and musician hits the stage you know you are in the presence of a dynamic star and the consummate showman. Doug Allen Nash loves to entertain and it comes straight form his heart to his audience. Every night’s a party when this captivating entertainer is onstage. He is dedicated to keeping the legacies of these beloved artist alive. Nash has the blessing of John and June Carter Cash’s Grammy Award-winning son John Carter Cash who heads Cash Cabin Studios in Hendersonville, Tennessee. It is where Doug recorded two outstanding CD’s.
He is also a songwriter and longtime member of SESAC. One particular song, “June,” is dedicated to June Carter Cash and was recorded at Cash Cabin Studios under the direction of John Carter Cash. One evening, Nash was watching a PBS documentary about Johnny Cash and was touched to hear these words from their son about the Cash/ Carter marriage: “He loved her tenderly.” It inspired Doug to co-write this beautiful and heartfelt ballad with Jeff Silverman. The engineering mix was done by Grammy Award winners John Carter Cash and Chuck Turner. Nash has also scored hits internationally with “Long-legged Guitar Pickin’ Man” and “If I Give My Soul,” reaching #5 and #14 on Europe’s top 100 Country Charts, with airplay in more than 17 countries.
Nash is a member of the SAR, and always proud to acknowledge that he is a direct descendant of John Hart, one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Doug’s patriotic spirit is always present at every performance. He generously raises funds for“Families of Soldiers and Veterans” holding countless benefit shows.
Doug’s enormous gifts as a singer, musician and dazzling entertainer have audiences applauding his show stopping concerts in theatres, resorts and casinos from coast to coast, including the legendary Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip and the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino,

Nashville’s Opryland Hotel, and the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. He was
also invited to headline “The 20th Anniversary Johnny Cash Concert” at Hollywood’s famed Viper Room.
Yes, a country boy at heart!” Doug Allen Nash, who was inducted into the “Legends of South Dakota Country Music Hall of Fame,” still has farmland in his native Illinois;

and when he can take a moment to relax during his busy concert schedule, likes to saddle up in his cowboy hat, boots and jeans for a trail ride!