The Peach Pickers Return With 'Gretsch Presents The 5th Annual Georgia On My Mind' Event

L-R: Hayslip, Davidson, and Akins -- "The Peach Pickers"

Songwriting powerhouses RHETT AKINS, BEN HAYSLIP, and DALLAS DAVIDSON -- known collectively as the PEACH PICKERS -- will host their "GRETSCH PRESENTS THE 5TH ANNUAL GEORGIA ON MY MIND" benefit event on TUESDAY, JUNE 26th at RYMAN AUDITORIUM in NASHVILLE. NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME members PAT ALGER and TONY ARATA will be on hand to perform during the event and will each receive the GEORGIA MUSIC FOUNDATION FLAMEKEEPER AWARD, which is given to individuals whose tireless work preserves and promotes GEORGIA's musical roots and traditions. Additional performers will be announced in coming months. 

The concert will benefit the GEORGIA MUSIC FOUNDATION, a non-profit organization supporting music education, preservation, and outreach, for which DAVIDSON serves as Chair. "For BEN, RHETT, and I, it's almost like organizing a bonfire party in SOUTH GEORGIA every year," said DAVIDSON. "We call our friends, they call their friends, and we all get together, play the songs we love, and tell stories. The fact that the last four concerts have allowed us to donate nearly $300,000 to the GEORGIA MUSIC FOUNDATION and support music education programs all over our home state just blow our minds." Tickets will go on sale this FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd via TICKETMASTER.

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