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KANNAPOLIS — Concord’s very own Avett Brothers will be inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame this year with Rhiannon Giddeon & the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Kellie Pickler, and others.

Eddie Ray, with the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, said they are discussing the possibility of performers attending the induction ceremony in October. One band officials are definitely pursuing is the Avett Brothers.

“I think the odds are very, very good, but we cannot confirm it, as of this moment, but I think it’s very good,” Ray said. “The reason we can’t confirm it is because of previous engagements that they’ve had and they’ve tried to get out of some of those engagements. But hopefully we will know very soon.”

This year’s induction ceremony will be held Thursday, Oct. 20, at the historic Gem Theatre in downtown Kannapolis.

Last year’s event saw more than 800 people attend the induction ceremony which featured Warren Haynes, who played guitar with the legendary Allman Brothers Band and went on to form Gov’t Mule and country rock musician/singer Eric Church.