Confederate Railroad goes off the rails after a state fair in Illinois boots the band from an August appearance.  Music insider Preshias Harris reports from Nashville; and she has notes on Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson, and Lee Brice's "Rumor" hitting No. 1.  Yall.com editor Clark Shelton returns to plug the website's watermelon-themed articles, updates on tropical disturbances, and county fairs hitting Dixie.  Also, the Duke Blue Devils are atop the ACC academic honor roll.