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BB King's Blues Club
Watch live jazz and blues in this cathedral of sound, complete with stained-glass windows and folk-art portraits of the 'saints:' Johnny Cash, Miles Davis, Elvis. The kitchen serves soul food like ribs, fried chicken and catfish. Ages 21 and up after , unless accompanied by a parent.
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Bluebird Cafe
In a strip mall in suburban South Nashville, this ugly duckling of a café has had some of the best original singer-songwriters in country music grace its tiny stage since 1982. Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, and the Cowboy Junkies have all played the Bluebird, which was the setting for the 1993 Sandra Bullock and River Phoenix movie The Thing Called Love . Tables can be reserved up to a week in advance for the twice-nightly shows, which include a minimum charge per person, which is easy to spend on food or beer.
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Grand Ole Opry
Though you'll find a variety of country shows on throughout the week, the production Friday and Saturday evenings is the Grand Ole Opry , a lavish tribute to classic Nashville Country music.
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Tootsie's Wild Orchid Lounge
With a bright purple exterior and dusty walls plastered with layers of old photographs, tiny Tootsies is truly a downtown must-see. The venerated dive has appeared in several films, been written about in Esquire and Playboy , and been featured in its own TV documentary. In the 1960s, club owner and den mother 'Tootsie' Bess nurtured the careers of the likes of Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings.
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Wildhorse Saloon
The Wildhorse Saloon is a slick operation that bills itself, over and over, as 'Nashville's No.1 Dining and Entertainment Destination'. That means a three-level complex with restaurant, bar, band hall, and the generous offer of free country dancing lessons.
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