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Take a Trip Down Honky-Tonk Highway

The history of Nashville’s legendary music scene is certainly fun to explore in the city’s numerous different museums. Continuing Education Company CME Conferences are the perfect way to combine education and Nashville fun. Nothing can really compare to experiencing it live and in-person. Nashville’s lower Broadway street is known the world over as Honky-Tonk Highway and for good reason, the numerous bars that line the street echo with live music all night long from numerous different talented performers with absolutely no cover charge so bar hopping and seeing as much as you can is widely encouraged.

The origin of honky-tonk is hotly debated with many different cities saying that the genre got its start there. The word refers to both the bar that hosts the music and the type of music that is performed within them. The style first started as theater performances in the American frontier with ragtime music performed on a piano with a sound that emphasized rhythm, melody, and harmony. The style would later evolve to include numerous other instruments and many different genre splits but the original spirit of the music has maintained an American cultural mainstay to this day.

With so many different bars to explore on Broadway, it may be hard to know which ones to go to if you are new to the honky-tonk scene or are just visiting the city during a medical conference.. One of the most iconic bars to visit is Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge. If you’re lost just look for the building’s iconic purple color, legend has it that a painter painted it by mistake when the bar first got its start in the 1960s, however, the color has remained a trademark of the place ever since. The bar is known for the kindness it shows to struggling musicians, a reputation it has kept up since it was founded by Hattie Louise “Tootsie” Bess. Another bar you can’t miss is Layla’s located in the very center of Broadway. Their stage has been home to numerous legendary performers such as Jypsie, Hank Williams III, BR549, and numerous others. If you’re looking for a musical variety be sure to stop here as the music changes between different genres including country, bluegrass, rockabilly, and western music. Perhaps the place with the biggest reputation for partying is The Stage on Broadway which keeps the live music going all night long. Besides its reputation as Nashville’s best place to dance and party the stage is well known for being the filming location of several music videos and television shows. Whether you’re a massive fan of music with that special Southern flare or you’re looking for a nice place to relax and listen to music don’t miss your chance to visit Nashville’s number one tourist destination.


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