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 13, 2005
                                                         -----------------------


                                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


     Check  the   appropriate  box  if  the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

     [ ] Written  communications  pursuant to Rule 425 under the  Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)

     [ ] Soliciting  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12)

     [ ]  Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)  under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     [ ]  Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)  under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR.13e-4(c))


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

         On August 16, 2005,  CBRL Group,  Inc. (the  "Company")  issued a press
release, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein,  announcing that Erik Vonk has been elected to its Board
of Directors  effective  immediately.  Mr. Vonk, who was elected to the Board on
August 13, 2005, has not yet been appointed to any committees of the Board.

         There are no  arrangements or  understandings  between Mr. Vonk and any
other  persons  pursuant to which he was  selected as a director of the Company.
Mr. Vonk has not been a party to any  transactions  that would be required to be
reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in this Current Report on Form 8-K.



Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements. None

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. None

(c) Exhibits.

         99       Press Release Issued by CBRL Group, Inc. Dated August 16, 2005












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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 16, 2005                     CBRL GROUP, INC.


                                            By: /s/ N.B. Forrest Shoaf
                                                --------------------------------
                                            Name: N.B. Forrest Shoaf
                                            Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                   Secretary and General Counsel
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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 13, 2005
                                                         -----------------------

                                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

     Check  the   appropriate  box  if  the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

     [ ] Written  communications  pursuant to Rule 425 under the  Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)

     [ ] Soliciting  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12)

     [ ]  Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)  under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     [ ]  Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)  under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02  Departure  of  Directors  or  Principal  Officers;  Election  of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

         On August 16, 2005,  CBRL Group,  Inc. (the  "Company")  issued a press
release, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein,  announcing that Erik Vonk has been elected to its Board
of Directors  effective  immediately.  Mr. Vonk, who was elected to the Board on
August 13, 2005, has not yet been appointed to any committees of the Board.

         There are no  arrangements or  understandings  between Mr. Vonk and any
other  persons  pursuant to which he was  selected as a director of the Company.
Mr. Vonk has not been a party to any  transactions  that would be required to be
reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements. None

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. None

(c) Exhibits.

         99       Press Release Issued by CBRL Group, Inc. Dated August 16, 2005
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 16, 2005                     CBRL GROUP, INC.

                                            By: /s/ N.B. Forrest Shoaf
                                                --------------------------------
                                            Name: N.B. Forrest Shoaf
                                            Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                   Secretary and General Counsel