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Image 1 of 1: Bobby Herald and his future wife purchased the Idle Hour Tavern in 1978, changing the name to Bobby's Idle Hour Tavern. In early 2005, the tavern relocated on the same block to a 1908 building at 1028 Sixteenth Avenue South. When the owner sold the building in 2018, Bobby's Idle Hour Tavern closed its doors in early 2019 as the last live music venue on Music Row. As of 2019, the owner of Bobby's, Josh Distad, aimed to re-open the bar nearly a block away at 9 Music Square South.
Bobby Herald and his future wife purchased the Idle Hour Tavern in 1978, changing the name to Bobby's Idle Hour Tavern. In early 2005, the tavern relocated on the same block to a 1908 building at 1028 Sixteenth Avenue South. When the owner sold the building in 2018, Bobby's Idle Hour Tavern closed its doors in early 2019 as the last live music venue on Music Row. As of 2019, the owner of Bobby's, Josh Distad, aimed to re-open the bar nearly a block away at 9 Music Square South.

Bobby Herald and his future wife purchased the Idle Hour Tavern in 1978, changing the name to Bobby's Idle Hour Tavern. In early 2005, the tavern relocated on the same block to a 1908 building at 1028 Sixteenth Avenue South. When the owner sold the building in 2018, Bobby's Idle Hour Tavern closed its doors in early 2019 as the last live music venue on Music Row. As of 2019, the owner of Bobby's, Josh Distad, aimed to re-open the bar nearly a block away at 9 Music Square South.

Bobby's Idle Hour

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Bobby Herald and his future wife purchased the Idle Hour Tavern in 1978, changing the name to Bobby's Idle Hour Tavern. In early 2005, the tavern relocated on the same block to a 1908 building at 1028 Sixteenth Avenue South. When the owner sold the building in 2018, Bobby's Idle Hour Tavern closed its doors in early 2019 as the last live music venue on Music Row. As of 2019, the owner of Bobby's, Josh Distad, aimed to re-open the bar nearly a block away at 9 Music Square South.

Title Bobby's Idle Hour
Author Amelia Smith, Belmont Student; October, 2018
Date 1908; 1960
Address 9 Music Square South, Nashville, TN 37212
Type Building
Coverage Area 3
Source Bobby Herald, former owner; Dianne Herald, former owner
Contributor Lizard Thom Case
Subject Businesses; Entertainment; Music; Neighborhoods; New South; Post-World War II
Keywords Buildings, Bars, Live Music, Music Row, Bobby's Idle Hour
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0