UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                          ----------------------------



                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 26, 2004
                                                         ----------------


                                CBRL GROUP, INC.



    Tennessee                        0-25225                      62-1749513
-----------------                ---------------              ------------------
(State or Other              (Commission File Number)           (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of                                              Identification No.)
Incorporation)

                  305 Hartmann Drive, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087

                                 (615) 444-5533




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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

         On  August  26,  2004,   Cyril  J.  Taylor  was  appointed,   effective
immediately,  to Executive  Vice  President of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store,
Inc.  ("Cracker  Barrel"),  a subsidiary  of CBRL Group,  Inc.,  and  appointed,
effective  January 1, 2005, to President and Chief Operating  Officer of Cracker
Barrel.  The current  President and Chief  Operating  Officer of Cracker Barrel,
Donald M.  Turner,  will  retire from his  position at the end of this  calendar
year. A press release  announcing  this event was issued by CBRL Group,  Inc. on
August 26, 2004. See Section 7.01 below.

     Mr.  Taylor,  age 50, has served  Cracker Barrel since 1978 in a variety of
roles,  including  Vice President of Operations  Administration  from about July
1998 to about July 2000, Divisional Vice President of Restaurant Operations from
about  July  2000 to about  July  2002,  Senior  Vice  President  of  Restaurant
Operations  from about July 2002 to about August 2003, and Senior Vice President
of Operations  from about August 2003 until his  appointment  as Executive  Vice
President.


Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

         On August 26, 2004, CBRL Group,  Inc. issued a press release  regarding
the  retirement  at the end of this  calendar  year of the  President  and Chief
Operating  Officer of subsidiary  Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. and the
planned succession for these positions. The press release is furnished hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements. None

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. None

(c) Exhibits.

         99.1  Press Release dated August 26, 2004.







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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  August 30, 2004                     CBRL GROUP, INC.

                                            By: /s/ James F. Blackstock
                                               ---------------------------------
                                            Name: James F. Blackstock
                                            Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                   General Counsel and Secretary
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                          ----------------------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 26, 2004
                                                         ----------------

                                CBRL GROUP, INC.

    Tennessee                        0-25225                      62-1749513
-----------------                ---------------              ------------------
(State or Other              (Commission File Number)           (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of                                              Identification No.)
Incorporation)

                  305 Hartmann Drive, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087

                                 (615) 444-5533
Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

         On  August  26,  2004,   Cyril  J.  Taylor  was  appointed,   effective
immediately,  to Executive  Vice  President of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store,
Inc.  ("Cracker  Barrel"),  a subsidiary  of CBRL Group,  Inc.,  and  appointed,
effective  January 1, 2005, to President and Chief Operating  Officer of Cracker
Barrel.  The current  President and Chief  Operating  Officer of Cracker Barrel,
Donald M.  Turner,  will  retire from his  position at the end of this  calendar
year. A press release  announcing  this event was issued by CBRL Group,  Inc. on
August 26, 2004. See Section 7.01 below.

     Mr.  Taylor,  age 50, has served  Cracker Barrel since 1978 in a variety of
roles,  including  Vice President of Operations  Administration  from about July
1998 to about July 2000, Divisional Vice President of Restaurant Operations from
about  July  2000 to about  July  2002,  Senior  Vice  President  of  Restaurant
Operations  from about July 2002 to about August 2003, and Senior Vice President
of Operations  from about August 2003 until his  appointment  as Executive  Vice
President.

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

         On August 26, 2004, CBRL Group,  Inc. issued a press release  regarding
the  retirement  at the end of this  calendar  year of the  President  and Chief
Operating  Officer of subsidiary  Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. and the
planned succession for these positions. The press release is furnished hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements. None

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. None

(c) Exhibits.

         99.1  Press Release dated August 26, 2004.
SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  August 30, 2004                     CBRL GROUP, INC.

                                            By: /s/ James F. Blackstock
                                               ---------------------------------
                                            Name: James F. Blackstock
                                            Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                   General Counsel and Secretary