Georgia Legends Concert presents Country River Band with Special Guests David Wills and Jeris Ross.

The Georgia Legends Concert presents Athens Very Own Country River Band with Special Guests David Wills and Jeris Ross.

COUNTRY RIVER BAND

Georgia Legends Concert is honored to welcome to Royston, Georgia Saturday August 28th, 2021, high-powered local music legends, COUNTRY RIVER BAND, to open the Glen Templeton. The show starts at 7:00 PM at the John W. Swails Center Auditorium located at 2200 W. Main Street Royston, Georgia 30662. Call (706) 245-1825 to purchase tickets or log on at www.legendsconcert.org/tickets .

CRB is a 5 generation band originally started by Lillian & Bunk Dillard in the 1950's and was later reorganized in the 1960's by Roger Thurmond. They played all over the state and brought great classic country to many listeners.

The band played on town squares, festivals and dance halls and was well known for their square dance and classic country style of music. As the years passed, Roger had 2 sons(Tom & Tim) and they grew up listening to this music and started developing their skills in the early 80's. As bands members would leave and move on to other things, Tom & Tim stepped in and continued the CRB with Roger along side. CRB has played some big time venues and opened for some Nashville artists along the way.

Some of those include, Ga Mtn Fair, J & J Center, Country Rock, South Carolina State Fair, Mill Town Music Hall, Cowboys and many more. CRB has opened for T Graham Brown, Joe Diffie, Roy Clark, Gene Watson, Randy Travis, Neil McCoy, Daryle Singletary, Rhonda Vincent, TG Sheppard and Confederate Railroad. Roger retired in 2013 but the other Thurmond boys are keeping CRB rolling along. Alot has changed over the years and musicians have come and gone but the Traditional Classic style has never changed and never will.

If you have heard a show we hoped you enjoyed it and if not, please come see us when you can.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
2019 Accomplishments
2019 Traditional Artist of the Year Finalist-Georgia-Country.com
Opened for Pam Tillis- Ga Mtn Fair
Opened for Waymore’s Outlaws-Union County Fine Arts
2018 Accomplishments
2018 Traditional Artist of the Year Finalist-Georgia-Country.com
Opened for Exile at the Ga Mtn Fair
Opened for John Conlee at Mill Town Music Hall
2017 Accomplishments-
2017 Traditional Artist of the Year Finalist-Georgia-Country.com
Opened for Neal McCoy at the Ga Mtn Fair
Opened for Daryle Singletary at Mill Town Music Hall
Opened for Rhonda Vincent at Mill Town Music Hall
2016 Accomplishments-
Opened for TG Sheppard at the Ga Mtn Fair
2015 Accomplishments-
Opening for Confederate Railroad at The Ga Mtn Fair
Opening for Gene Watson at The Anderson Music Hall
2013 Accomplishments-
Opened for T Graham Brown at The Ga Mtn Fair
Opened for Roy Clark at The Ga Mtn Fair
2010 Accomplishments-
Opened for Joe Diffie at The Ga Mtn Fair
2008 Accomplishments-
Opened for Neil McCoy at The Ga Mtn Fair
1969-2007 Accomplishments
Opened for Narvel Felts @ J & J Center
Opened for Dolly Parton & Porter @ J & J Center
Opened for Randy Travis @ J & J Center
Played with John Hughey(Vince Gill's Steel Player) at Saluta S.C.
Opened for George Jones at Lanierland Music Park