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Gary Allan, Trent Tomlinson and The Snyder Family Band headlining 33rd annual Lexington Barbecue Festival on Saturday, Oct. 22

For 33 years Lexington, North Carolina, has been serving up its unique style of pit-cooked barbecue along with a slew of free musical entertainment at the Old North State’s largest single-day festival and this year is no exception.

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Sugarland’s Kristian Bush and Asheville’s Caleb Johnson among free entertainment at Lexington Barbecue Festival

The 31st annual Lexington Barbecue Festival is set for Saturday, Oct. 25. Organizers of the festival are expecting some 150,000 people to attend this weekend’s festivities that include music, food, craft vendors and children activities. Among the free performers will be Sugarland’s Kristian Bush and 2014 American Idol winner Caleb Johnson, who is a native of Asheville. Find the entertainment schedule here.

Following is an interview with Bush that I wrote for The Fayetteville Observer in April 2007.

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