Tootsie's Orchid Lounge

Tootsie's Orchid Lounge is a honky-tonk bar located on Lower Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee behind the Ryman Auditorium, home in past years and occasionally in the present to the stage and radio show The Grand Ole Opry.

Tootsie's has three stages that host live local talent each night, covering modern-day country music artists such as Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, and other performers, as well as original work.

[1] Some of its early famous first customers were Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Mel Tillis, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Roger Miller and numerous other country musicians.

On November 7, 2010, Tootsie's celebrated its 50th anniversary with performances at the Ryman Auditorium from Kris Kristofferson, Terri Clark, Little Jimmy Dickens, Mel Tillis, Jamey Johnson, and Joanna Smith.

Willie Nelson gives insight, with interviews of Jimmy Dean and Jim Reeves, into Tootsie's early days as a favored spot for some of the biggest names in country music, who would stop in to meet their friends, enjoy a drink, and swap a few songs.