The Warren County Fair will have a honky tonk theme this year as the fair board recently announced they have booked Darryl Worley, Wade Hayes and Andy Griggs to perform Saturday, June 27.

Worley is known for his blue-collar number one hits “I Miss My Friend,” “Awful, Beautiful Life” and “Have You Forgotten?” He is also known for such songs as “It’s Good To Be Me,” “Lay It On Me” and “Lonely Alone.”

Born and raised in southern Tennessee by a Methodist minister and a church-choir mom he describes as a “prayer warrior,” Worley started his musical career at the FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals, under the tutelage of producer/publisher Rick Hall (Mac Davis, Jerry Reed), where he remained for a solid five years. He played clubs almost nightly, honing his stage craft at the same time he was woodshedding his songwriting skills, and as Worley gained confidence, he found his way to Nashville. There, he secured a recording deal in 1999 on the basis of some demo recordings that showcased his authoritative vocals and his understanding of the hard-working country audience.

Hayes, a cancer survivor, shares his story with songs such as “Dirt Road” and “If the Sun Comes Up.”

Hayes was in his early 20s when he began churning out such hits as “Old Enough to Know Better,” “I’m Still Dancing with You,” “On a Good Night” and “What I Meant to Say.”

A second generation country singer from Bethel Acres, Okla., Hayes grew up watching his dad perform. The young guitarist’s dream was to be the next Don Rich, Buck Owens’ revered guitar player and one of country music’s most legendary sidemen.

“I was a big fan of Don Rich and I thought that’s what I wanted to do,” he recalls. “That’s what I moved to Nashville for.”

Griggs is known for such hits as “You Won’t Ever Be Lonely,” “She’s More” and “Grow Young With You,” and was raised on an eclectic mix of musical genres.

Griggs often says his influences in music are like a pot of gumbo. Growing up in Monroe, La., he was raised on Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggert, Waylon Jennings, Bill Monroe, hardcore blues, and hardcore rock’n roll, sprinkled with a touch of jazz.

He moved to Nashville in 1995 after a childhood life of major mountains and valleys. Music was such a huge inspiration in his young life that it helped him grieve. His father, the praise and worship leader at their church, died from a brain tumor when Andy was 11 years old. His brother Mason, his only sibling, took the baton of music and ran with it. Throughout their teenage years, Mason was Griggs’ hero. Mason died at the early age of 21 from heart complications that he had had since birth. Griggs then grabbed the family’s music baton and ran with it.

The concert begins June 27 at 7 p.m. The Fair will open June 24.