Nudie’s Honky Tonk opens Embellishing Broadway with Costumes, Artifacts, Food & Music

The world famous Nudie’s Honky Tonk is now open on Broadway in Nashville featuring a three story entertainment complex housing memorabilia, costumes, multiple bars, stages and Southern style comfort food for patrons.

 “The rhinestone cowboy couture was founded in the hands of Nudie Cohn,” says owner Bill Miller. “Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, Sr, Bob Dylan and Elton John all donned his creations throughout their career where he supplied the fashions for some of their most iconic images. 

This attraction serves not only as a historical record of the epicenter where fashion perfectly fused country and Hollywood cultures, but also provides a museum-like environment for patrons to enjoy great food, drinks and live music.”

In a private ceremony held on November 18th hosted by owner’s Bill and Shannon Miller, Nudie Cohn’s granddaughter, Jamie Nudie, who now runs Nudie’s Rodeo Tailor, welcomed visitors and fans of his fascinating fashions.

(L-R) Owner Bill Miller, Owner Shannon Miller & 

Nudie Cohn's Grand-daughter Jamie Nudie

“Excited would be an understatement for how I expect my grandparents would feel seeing their artistry on display in Nashville,” says Jamie Nudie. “Beyond the fashions and celebrities, I wanted younger generations to experience the full story of my grandparents.  Nudie was an immigrant from Ukraine who came from nothing, but with hard work and creativity he and my grandmother Bobbie fulfilled the American Dream.  Keeping this legacy alive is my mission and with Bill and Shannon Miller’s team we have this tailor-made home honoring my grandparents for generations to come.”

Below are some quick facts about Nudie’s Honky Tonk:

Address: 409 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203 (formerly Lawrence Records Building)

Hours: Monday-Thursday: 11AM to 3AM, Friday-Sunday: 10AM to 3AM

Space: 3 stories totaling 12,000 square feet

Bar: First floor will house the longest bar in Nashville at more than 100 feet in length.

Stages: 3 live performance spaces

Exhibitions: Vintage suits (including those previously worn by Johnny Cash & Hank Williams, Sr.), rare instruments and various country music artifacts from celebrities that donned the iconic fashions.

Automobile: Nudie Cohn’s $400,000 1975 Cadillac El Dorado

Menu: Southern style cuisine

About Nudie Cohn

Born in Ukraine as Nuta Kotlyarenko, he took the name Nudie in the United States after meeting a young lady named Bobbie, who would become his wife. The two moved to New York City as parents of their child Barbara.  

There they began by designing G-strings for the burlesque showgirls.  In the 40s, they transitioned to California and started their world renowned fashion brand from their garage.  Nudie’s Rodeo Tailor fashions were donned by the hottest in film and music including Gene Autry, Johnny Cash, John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Robert Redford, Porter Wagner and John Wayne, among many others. One of the most recognized, ostentatious contributions to the fashion community is Elvis Presley’s $10,000 gold lame’ suit that he wore on the cover of the “50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong” album. Nudie didn’t stop at clothing. He also customized automobiles often installing silver-dollar dashboards, pistol door handles and gear shifts, extending rear bumpers and trimming vehicles with longhorn steer horns as hood ornaments.  To date, there are 9 surviving “Nudie Mobiles” with his $400,000 1975 Cadillac El Dorado finding a permanent home on the wall at Nudie’s Honky Tonk.

About Bill Miller

Bill Miller is the founder of the celebrated Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville, TN in addition to JohnnyCash.com and Johnny Cash Radio. This California business and political arena veteran moved to Tennessee where he and his team are prepping the launch of the Patsy

Cline Museum and Nudie’s Honky Tonk in Music City. On the musical front, Bill became a Johnny Cash fan when he was nine years old. He began attending Cash concerts as a kid and met the singer several times. As fate would have it, the two began a friendship which would last for three decades

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