Hattie Bess on the Tennessee Music Pathways

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Hattie Louise "Tootsie" Bess Pathways Marker

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Hattie Louise "Tootsie" Bess was the proprietor of the legendary Tootsie's Orchid Lounge from 1960-1978 on Nashville's Lower Broadway. Under her leadership, Tootsie's became a gathering place for country musicians and songwriters including Charley Pride, Kris Kristofferson, Roger Miller, Willie Nelson and many more.

Tootsie's is now a focal point of Nashville's Lower Broadway.

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Hattie Louise "Tootsie" Bess Pathways Marker

100 E Main St.
Hohenwald, TN 38462
United States

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