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Tennessee's top old-time banjo picker, Grand Ole Opry favorite Leroy Troy, brings his Tennessee Mafia Jug Band to Cumberland County Playhouse on July 23, at 8 p.m. Leroy Troy and the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band is sponsored by BB&T/Legge Insurance Agency.

Born Edward Garvin Futch, it's no wonder that his name was changed by a record executive to Eddy Raven on his very first single, released on tiny Cosmos Records in the late '60s. Numerous influences have made his music almost indescribable: the Cajun sounds of his native Louisiana, the blues influence from working with Johnny Winter, the rock & ...

Here are the top five free attractions country music fans need to hit when they visit Nashville, Tennessee.

Uncle Dave Macon Days starts on Friday in Murfreesboro's Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village.

Taking fans and performers back to the good-old days, the Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival brings back sights and sounds of yesteryear and immerses visitors in competitions and crafts, food and fellowship.

If you are like me, you cana t get enough of Uncle Dave Macon Days . But the event is hot more than just temperature-wise. Mona Herring, vice president of the Convention and Visitors Bureau for the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, said Uncle Dave Macon Days brings in more than $2 million to the local economy and more than 45,000 visitors.