Grand Ole Opry & Jelly Roll Partner To Raise Money For The Judge Dinkins Educational Center

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Jelly Roll.

The Grand Ole Opry and Jelly Roll are partnering to raise money for the Judge Dinkins Educational Center (JDEC), which provides juvenile vocational training in Davidson County for adolescents who might be at risk or engaged with the juvenile or criminal justice system. In addition to being a vocational center, JDEC offers education, housing and holistic support services to help students build sustainable futures. The shows will also benefit the Buddy DeFord Charitable Fund that was started to honor his late father.

Jelly Roll, along with Bailey Zimmerman, Graham Barham and more, will perform two shows on Sept. 22 at the Grand Ole Opry. A portion of every ticket sold at these two shows, as well as every Jelly Roll Opry performance through September 2026 will be donated.

“It’s a full-circle moment to be able to partner with Jelly Roll on this center, and the support of the Opry makes it all the more powerful,” says Judge Jim Todd, Co-Founder of the JDEC and the prosecutor in Jelly Roll’s case from when he was younger.

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