
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge
422 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203
www.tootsies.net
THE WORLD FAMOUS TOOTSIE'S ORCHID LOUNGE located in downtown Nashville has been the stomping ground for many Country Music Artists, some
famous early customers were Kris Kristofferson, Faron Young, Willie Nelson, Tom T. Hall, Hank Cochran, Mel Tillis, Roger Miller, Webb Pierce, Waylon Jennings, Patsy Cline and many more. Tootsie's continues to be a vital part of Country Music History and many artists stop by for a Holler and a Swaller on a regular basis.
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A little Tootsie's Trivia:
Movies filmed at Tootsies include W.W. & the Dixie Dance Kings starring Bert Reynolds, Coal Miners Daughter about Loretta Lynn and starring Sissy Spacek, and The Nashville Rebel starring Tex Ritter, Porter Wagoner, Faron Young, Loretta Lynn, The Wilburn Brothers, and Waylon Jennings.
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** Tootsie's has their own record label now featuring John Stone, who recently...BROKE THE TOP 50 (#48) of R&R Country CHARTS!!
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KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
INDUCTED INTO THE 'TOOTSIES WALK OF FAME'
Kris was inducted into Tootsies Walk of Fame, by Tootsie's Artist John Stone in a ceremony during CMA week, with a marble, engraved likeness in the floor of World Famous Tootsies Orchid Lounge. Kris is just the first in a long line of legends that will lead through our famous floor in the front door and out the back leading to the Ryman Auditorium.
Come on Down and check out the WALK OF FAME
in the floor and the pictures on the wall.
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Also be sure to stop in at Tootsie's on Tuesdays for midnight madness with John Stone and special guests...you just never know who might be playin' at Tootsie's.
Tootsie's will join in the efforts to raise money for the Country Music Hall of Fame by passing a tip jar around at their Tuesday Midnight Madness events with John Stone--all proceeds will be donated to the Country Music Hall of Fame--so stop by have a drink, listen to John Stone and make a contribution to help secure a vital part of Country Music History.
***Stay Tuned to this section for the upcoming series by Marie Yarbrough featuring the complete history of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge.
The Lady Behind the Legend
Tootsies Orchid Lounge History Part 1 (introduction)
By Marie Yarbrough
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History of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge
Part 2: The Music and Its Destiny
By Marie Yarbrough
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Tootsie’s: The Revival and Today
Part 3
By Marie Yarbrough
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