Dayton Chamber of Commerce board members Kerry Nabors, Tec Conar and Randy Wells review this year’s T-shirts for the 64th annual Tennessee Strawberry Festival’s “Strawberry Luau.”
Photo by Kimberly McMillianDAYTON, Tenn. – The 64th annual Tennessee Strawberry Festival this week will feature bands playing classic rock on Friday and Saturday, organizers said.
Local band Convertibulls will perform classic selections ranging from Chuck Berry and Otis Redding to Steppenwolf and Eric Clapton on Friday from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. at the Centennial Park stage across from the courthouse.
According to their website, Convertibulls’ members began playing in the 1980s, with one 20-year member remaining. Jeff Rentfro coined the band’s name from his adaptability to play an array of musical genres and his “driving” passion for a 1971 Triumph TR-6 sports car.
The Cookeville, Tenn.-based Back Roads Band will perform country and Southern rock tunes Saturday from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Centennial Park stage.
The festival kicked off last weekend with the return of the Strawberry Rodeo “by special demand” requests from people who had missed its presence at the 2010 festival, said rodeo coordinator Anita Hicks.