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Katrina Hazzard-Gordon wrote that the honky-tonk was "the first urban manifestation of the jook", and that "the name itself became synonymous with a style of music. Related to the classic blues in tonal structure, honky-tonk has a tempo that is slightly stepped up. It is rhythmically suited for many African-American dance." [13]
Nashville Crossroads: Open since 2004, this honky tonk hosts southern rock bands as well as classic country artists. [49] Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: With four stages and three bars spread across three floors, this orchid-colored honky tonk – a paint job mess up is how the bar got its name – is possibly the most well known on Broadway. [50]
Modern music in the 1960s was dominated by the Nashville sound until Merle Haggard changed the national country sound to the Bakersfield sound. For a time, the Bakersfield sound was the only homegrown music that could compete in sales against an influx of British bands; this was called the British Invasion , and it sparked a new wave of music ...
Robert's Western World is known as Nashville’s most authentic honky tonk and synonymous with country music. For nearly 20 years, worship at this honky tonk has been led by the Rev. Ron Blakely ...
Country star Garth Brooks is opening his own bar in Nashville on lower Broadway's iconic stretch, the highly anticipated Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk.The bar, located at 411 Broadway ...
Nashville's honky-tonk district has evolved from its stage-show roots into an world-famous tourist destination, but how do you decide where to go? Nuance in the neon: Nashville has so many honky ...
Originally named Mom's, Hattie Louise "Tootsie" Bess bought the future honky-tonk in 1960. The name came later when, to her surprise, a painter made the exterior of the lounge purple. Subsequently, the name was changed to Tootsie's Orchid Lounge and, to date, the exterior of the building still is painted the same color.
[60] [71] He remains renowned as one of country music's greatest songwriters and performers, viewed as a "folk poet" with a "honky-tonk swagger" and "working-class sympathies". [72] Throughout the decade the roughness of honky-tonk gradually eroded as the Nashville sound grew more pop-oriented.