Nashville's own Jelly Roll is diving into the hospitality biz with a new watering hole on the city's iconic Broadway strip. This isn't just another celeb-backed venue; it's a hometown hero's foray into the neon-lit corridor of country music's finest. In a candid drop on The Joe Rogan Experience, Jelly Roll, or Jason DeFord as the government knows him, laid out his plans. "I am opening, I’m announcing this now right here, that I’m opening my bar on Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee, which is a real big deal," he confided to Rogan, noting his roots as a Nashville native afford him a unique distinction among Broadway bar owners, as reported by WKRN.
As reported by NewsChannel5, DeFord is planning to name the establishment Jelly Roll's Goodnight Nashville, with a certain local gravitas given his status as the thoroughfare's first bar owner who can call the city his birthplace. While details on the exact location and opening timeline are murkier than a whiskey neat, we know it'll feature a special nod to DeFord's late father with a back bar fittingly named Buddy's, inspired by Rogan's own Mitzi's setup.
The city's Broadway is synonymous with big country names—Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, you know the ensemble, with newcomers like Garth Brooks and Eric Church having recently added their stomping grounds. Jelly Roll's addition stands to infuse some authentic Nashville soul into a chorus line of superstar aesthetics. Per Taste of Country's scoop, he's the most recent to join the conga line of musical talents planting roots along Broadway.
