Georgia Legends Concert presents Nashville star Glen Templeton.

LEGENDARY NIGHT FOR ROYSTON WITH GLEN TEMPLETON SHOW
Royston, Ga., August 29, 2021 - The Georgia Legends Concert of Royston put on one of the best shows ever held in Franklin County Saturday night filled with classic country music and a tribute to “Country Music Kingpin” Jerry Farmer and the J&J Center of Athens.
The pre-show tribute featured several stars in the music business like singer-songwriter David Wills and Jeris Ross. It also features personalized tribute from late local legend, Doug Moss, T. Graham Brown, Leon Everette, Narvel Felts and Gene Watson, who went on the Grand Ole Opry stage about the time the tribute to his good friend Jerry Farmer had concluded.
Gene spoke highly of Farmer saying “If it hadn’t been for you, no one would have ever known who Gene Watson was.” Gene said Jerry was his best friend and said, “Every person ought to have at least one friend that’s as loyal and means as much as you do to me.”
MC1/Sony recording artist, Leon Everette said he had loved Jerry Farmer when he first met him and he had met a lot of his friends while playing at the J&J Center. Everette said he had played all over the world and “still, the J&J Center was one of my favorite places in the world and Jerry Farmer was one of my most favorite people in the world.”
The late Doug Moss, who got his start in the music business at the J&J Center in 1977, said in a video filmed two years ago, "I landed a job in a club in Athens, Georgia called the J&J Center which booked Nashville acts about every week." Moss' daughters were on stage to present Farmer with the "Doug Moss Lifetime Achievement Award" for his commitment to helping the careers of so many legendary country singers.
The youngest of the girls, Leanna Moss, said "He brought more legendary musicians to north Georgia than any one else in the busines."
Also on hand for the tribute was Franklin Springs mayor Lee Moore who presented Jerry Farmer with a Georgia state senate resolution claiming August 28th “Jerry Farmer Day in Georgia.” Senator Frank Ginn of the 47th district sponsored the resolution.
As a finale for the tribute to Farmer, Mayor Kelly Girtz presented Jerry with a key to the city of Athens who also signed a proclamation for Jerry Farmer Day.
Mrs. Farmer opened up the tribute singing a lovely song she dedicated to her husband.
David Wills, who worked most of his life as a singer and then a songwriter under Charley Pride's leadership, paid tribute to Jerry with a few of his great hits like Wild Horse, Paper Thin Walls and The Last Thing I Needed Tonight. He was then joined by Craig Lewis, the talented drummer that got his start in the music business at the J&J Center at the age of 15.
The Country River Band opened up the concert mixing up some of their true classic country songs with a stage invite for David Wills to sing his hit song, “There’s a song on the jukebox,” that reached number ten on country charts in 1975. David Wills’ vocals are at their best after more than four decades since he started out in the music business.
Later on in their set, they invited Jeris Ross (Ford) on stage to sing one of Patsy Cline’s biggest hit from 1962, “Crazy” written by Willie Nelson. She pleased the crowd with her fantastic performance.
Even Conway's grandson, Tre Twitty, was at the show, primarily as a photographer, but it was apparent that he surely favors his grandfather.
Nashville star and Coastal Cowboy Entertainment singer-songwriter Glen Templeton went on stage and took the auditorium by storm with some of his original work such as Ball Cap, Let Her Go and Country As You Want To Get. He paid tribute to our officers with Our Boys in Blue and asked everyone to stand as he sang our national anthem. He also performed several of Conway Twitty greatest hits like Don’t Take It Away, Slow Hand, Goodbye Time and everyone’s favorite Hello Darlin.
Templeton closed the show with “I’ll Fly Away” and then held and meet and greet, signing autographs for everyone who waited in the long line, taking pictures with all of his fans.
“Templeton was a class act and put of a fantastic show for us here in this community,” said Fricks who owns Georgia Legends Concert and brought the show to the Royston/Franklin Springs area. “The tribute to Farmer was long overdue and Jerry deserves it.”