Website: https://lonnieswesternroom.com/
Lonnie’s Western Room is a karaoke bar located in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The venue centers on karaoke entertainment and bills itself as a longtime fixture of the local nightlife scene, stating that it “has provided the best in Karaoke entertainment since 1989.” The bar features local singers, bartenders, and waitresses, and highlights its easy parking and proximity to nearby dining options.
Services
Lonnie’s Western Room offers nightly karaoke along with food and drink service. Its offerings include:
- Karaoke entertainment with an extensive song selection spanning country, rock, hip-hop, and oldies genres
- A full bar
- Food service, including pay-by-the-slice pizza
The venue’s atmosphere is built around participatory karaoke performances featuring local talent, supported by an in-house staff of bartenders and waitresses. The song catalog spans multiple decades and styles, allowing guests to choose from country, rock, hip-hop, and oldies selections, and the pay-by-the-slice pizza lets patrons grab food without leaving the room. The bar promotes itself as a welcoming spot for both first-time and experienced singers.
About
According to the venue’s history, the downtown Nashville location has a long entertainment lineage. In the 1960s and 1970s, the space was known as the “VooDoo Room,” a piano bar where local television and radio personality Teddy Bart played piano after arriving in Nashville. The location later became Lonnie’s Western Room and established itself as a karaoke destination. The venue describes itself as the birthplace of the television program “Nashville Star.” Over the years it has drawn recognition in publications such as Stuff Magazine and Esquire, and the website states it was “voted number One Karaoke Bar in Nashville by the Nashville Scene.” The bar also cites recognition as Nashville’s number 1 local karaoke bar and a ranking as the number 10 college bar in America. Brittany Trail is listed as the manager.
Location & Contact
Lonnie’s Western Room is located at 308 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37203. The venue can be reached by phone at (615) 613-7500. Listed hours of operation are Wednesday through Saturday and Sunday, from 6 PM to close.
Additional Information
The website features extensive photo galleries and videos, including footage of celebrity appearances at the bar, with the site referencing visits by figures such as Jimmy Fallon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Kathy Griffin. The site organizes its content across dedicated pages, including Home, Staff, Featured Photos, a “Cowgirls at Lonnie’s” gallery, and History. The staff page presents the venue’s bartenders and hosts through photo galleries and includes a memorial tribute reading, “Nicki and Tiffany will forever be in our hearts.” The Featured Photos and Cowgirls galleries showcase the bar’s events, performers, and crowds over the years. The bar’s central downtown location near Church Street places it within walking distance of other Nashville dining and entertainment venues, and the website notes easy parking and nearby dining options for visitors.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (lonnieswesternroom.com).