Kris Kristofferson, Randy Houser + More Honor Tootsie’s – The Boot
October 13th, 2010
Kris Kristofferson, Randy Houser, Terri Clark, Mel Tillis, Mark Chesnutt, the Grascals, Ronnie McDowell and Joanna Smith will pay musical tribute to Nashville’s Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge at the bar’s 50th Anniversary Celebration November 7, with a special event across the alley at the Ryman Auditorium.
The iconic honky-tonk, located on Music City’s Lower Broadway, is known for its famous clientele such as Patsy Cline, Roger Miller and Waylon Jennings, and has been the starting point for numerous singer-songwriters including Willie Nelson, who received his first songwriting gig after singing at Tootsie’s.
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Kristofferson, Nelson and Foster honored at gala
August 30th, 2010
Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and visionary record mogul Fred Foster were honored with the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award Sunday night at a gala awards dinner heavily attended by Music Row players.
Foster was the first to sign artists, including Dolly Parton and Kristofferson, and his label, Monument Records, was home to other music greats, including Roy Orbison, Tony Joe White and Billy Swan.
Swan and Parton were part of Foster’s awards presentation. Parton sang her first hit, “Dumb Blonde,” and said Foster deserved “anything to do with leadership and anything to do with music.”
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