Now’s the time to mark your calendar for Old Timers’ Day 2010, Sept. 18 at Veteran’s Memorial Park  (115 Floyd Mayfield Drive) in La Vergne. Come take part in the fun and excitement. Enjoy Christian, country and blues music all day long as you shop in the craft and food areas. Visit with local businesses and meet your friends and new people in town. Enjoy top local performers including Adeline, Kristina Craig, Twelve South, Brother Boom, Mason Douglas and Scott Smith. And don’t miss T.Graham Brown, in a free concert, beginning at 4 p.m. The 2010 sponsors are the City of La Vergne, Bridgestone/Firestone, First Tennessee Bank, TDS Telecom, Rutherford County Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Dr. Arvind Patel, Ingram Content Group, WGNS, Cornerstone Martial Arts, La Vergne First United Methodist Church, US Taekwando, Middle Tennessee Tourism, State of Tennessee Tourism Department, Guardian Security Systems and Miracle Baptist Church.

The Country Ham breakfast begins at 6 a.m. (til 10 a.m.) at the Rescue Squad, 141 Gambill Lane in La Vergne. The parade, which runs south in the northbound lane of Murfreesboro road, begins at 10:30. The parade begins at City Hall, 5093 Murfreesboro Road and travels to Floyd Mayfield Drive, where it runs past Veteran's Memorial Park.

We have fireworks beginning at 7:30 (or so). The day -- except for the vendors -- is free and open to the public.

ADELINE (11 a.m.) --

On a hot summer day in June of 2008, a band was formed out of the depths of a southern baptist church in Middle Tennessee. After some member changes and a new direction over the next year Adeline was born. With punchy guitar riffs, sweeping bass licks and harmonies that rival that of angels, Adeline is a Power Pop/Rock group focused on spreading the love of Christ through their talent and music.

Adeline was originally formed as a college-age praise band for Miracle Baptist Church. Members included guitarists Joe and Kenny, drummer Justin and vocalist John. Joe and Justin were members of the Youth praise band years earlier and also played in a band outside of church during their high school years. They decided that it was time to move the band forward and take it to the next level. After a few member changes, vocalist Miranda and bassist Nathan joined the ranks and the current line-up took shape and a band was formed.

However, the name didn’t come easy at first. After much debate and discussion, they stumbled onto a list of baby names, left from a Sunday school class, written on the board in their bible study room. On that list was Adeline and it clicked.

KRISTINA CRAIG  (11:40 a.m.) --
Kristina is from a small town in the Sandhills of Western Nebraska. Country and Christian are the genres that most compliment her personal style and best allow her to share who she is with her audience.

Kristina was a finalist on the ABC Primetime Special "Six Degrees of Martina McBride" and the winner of the People's Choice Awards for her performance at the Wild Horse Saloon in Nashville, TN. Since the airing of "Six Degrees", Kristina has relocated to Nashville, TN and has been performing and writing for her new debut album and is currently working with award winning Producer Frank Green, of DigitalMasters in Nashville to record her album. She has just completed three songs and has made them available in her self-titled CD for her fans as well as the local radio stations.

"I am so excited about this project, about all the new things we are getting accomplished and being able to have some songs in my new album ready for my fans. I really wanted lyrics that portrayed the type of woman I am and songs that people could listen to and say, "that's my song". I'm writing with some amazing writers and I can't wait to see what we come up with to complete the CD. My goal for this album is for my fans get to know who I am and that my music will make a difference in their lives."

TWELVE SOUTH (12:20 p.m.) --
Twelve South, a band based in Middle Tennessee, is comprised of six guys who love music and love God. Yet, they consider themselves a different kind of Christian band – one that isn’t afraid of dirty hands and digging in to do the work involved in God’s kingdom.

The members write songs about real-life situations and their pasts. They view themselves as a group of normal guys with God-given talents they are using together, reaching out to people through their lyrics. Their lyrics don’t have to be an obvious cry out to the lost, but the message is in all of their songs. They hope through the venues where they choose to perform and through their secular rock, pop and acoustic sound that they will begin to reach out to the world. They are simply Christians in a band with a mission to use their talent and music to help their fans dig deeper and uncover their hearts.

Twelve South began as a one-time gig. Alex was asked by a friend to perform for a church youth lock-in. Alex agreed on the condition he could find a band. He recruited from among fellow church members on praise teams, friends, and friends of friends. Out of this gig, three Twelve South members emerged. Alex, Jeremy and Scott all began to write together and stir around the idea of a band. With a friend as a temporary bassist, no drummer and waiting for an electric-guitar player return from the Dominican Republic, they explored the avenues of playing together. They began playing shows with fill-in members and without keys since Scott was on drums until the lineup was set. They also began playing under the name Downpour, until confusion arose since the name was also a part of the Calvary Baptist Church college ministry. At this point the guys needed a name for their new band. They began to think of ideas, and after much deliberation, they found a solution. They wrote down words on pieces of paper and threw them in a baseball cap. They picked the words out two at a time. "Twelve" and "South" were the first two picked. The guys liked it, but they continued to draw names. After coming up with some names that didn’t work like "Nerf Helmet", they decided Twelve South was as good as it was going to get.

BROTHER BOOM  (1:15 p.m.) --
Brother Boom is a high energy power trio hailing from Hendersonville Tennessee and is one of middle Tennessee's busiest musical acts. These guys combine a high energy show, a broad range of musical diversity and audience interaction that's fun for the whole family. Their music style covers everything from country, blues and southern rock as well as many classics! The guys in this group have played with many musical greats throughout the years and their list of artists reads like a who's who in music! A highly entertaining group you don't want to miss!

MASON DOUGLAS  (2:00 p.m.) --
"Putting everything you love back into country music".

That is what Mason Douglas set out to do and that is exactly what he has fiercely done with his distinctive declaration of country music, soul, blues, and rock. There’s a saying around Nashville…a mantra among songwriters: "It All Begins With a Song". For Mason Douglas, it not only begins with a song…it grabs the listener, crosses every one of their emotional frontiers, and continues to live even after breaking through every single boundary.

Mason’s fans have become addicted to his distinguished diversity, some saying he sounds like Chris Isaak with his signature, sexy falsettos; some saying Garth Brooks with his honesty and range; and others even saying he’s "country music’s Rob Thomas".

Mason has spent his lifetime chasing country music before making his way to Nashville and grabbing it by the horns. Growing up an Air Force Brat in deserts of Tucson, Arizona, he had his fair share of range life, fake IDs, broken hearts, and country music on the airwaves. His mother taught him how to ride a horse, his father taught him dedication and persistence, his sister taught him how to sing, and a few ex-girlfriends taught him how to write a song. He sifted though his parent’s record and tape collections, full of rodeo albums from Chris LeDoux and classics from George Strait, all of which he drew from when he started singing and playing guitar and finding new audiences throughout the southwest.

SCOTT SMITH (2:45 p.m.) --
The Smith Brothers is an evolving musical group who entertain through uptempo music that is generally termed as jump blues, swing, boogie, and all the other terminology associated with dance and party music. The genre is also referred to as American Mystic, as it incorporates elements from numerous styles.

At any given time, the musicians in the band are accomplished and seasoned performers. These entertainers conduct themselves professionally at all times and strive to deliver the best show, at every show.

The Smith Brothers is it the perfect act to rev the crowd for a headliner. The bands material is sure to raise the intensity level and anticipation for more to come.

T. GRAHAM BROWN (4 p.m.) --

There is only one T. Graham Brown, His "T-Ness" and that uniqueness has made him one of the most enduringly popular singers performing today. He is a journeyman and songwriter whose blue-eyed soul sound defies musical boundaries. He has penned several hit country songs and has garnered ten Top-Ten hits, a CMA Award and a long list of national radio and television ads.

When T. Graham Brown arrived in Nashville from his native Athens, Georgia in 1982, he quickly found work as a studio singer making demonstration tapes. Having such a unique sound, he was quickly signed to Capitol Records. His first single release, "I Tell It Like It Used To Be" stymied country radio but they played it anyway and it became a hit. He followed it with "Hell And High Water," "Come As You Were" and "Darlene." All became huge country hits and T. Graham Brown and his incredible band, affectionally known as the Rack Of Spam, hit the road and haven't looked back since. And the hits kept on coming."Brilliant Conversationalist" not only scored on the country charts but its accompanying video garnered airplay on VH-1. His version of Otis Redding's "Dock Of The Bay" became a hit in Germany while "Rock It, Billy" was a success in England. He was nominated for Country Music Association Awards in 1987, 1989 and1990 and won in 1992 for the Vocal Event of the Year with George Jones and others on "I Don't Need Your Rocking chair."

In 1998, T. Grahm Brown's single "Wine Into Water" not only inspired the lives of countless individuals but went all the way to the top of the Christian Country Music chart and was awarded the number one independent music video of the year.

T's talents as a jingle singer are in constant demand. He has sung on numerous national commercials for products including Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Budweiser, Ford Trucks, Harrah’s Casinos and 7-Up. He has earned recognition in the Commercial Hall of fame in Chicago as the face and voice of Taco Bell's "Run For The Border" campaign for four continuous years.

T. Graham Brown's latest release "The Next Right Thing" was rated top 5 country CD by the USA Today and The Chicago Tribune rated it the # 1 Country CD of the year. T. Graham Brown's "Live At Billy Bobs" has just hit the streets and is also getting rave reviews.

T. Graham Brown...part Nashville Honky Tonk, Memphis Soul, New Orleans Funk, Texas Road House, Muscle Shoals Blues...AND ALL HEART!