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Jelly Roll makes appearance at Nashville Predators game vs St. Louis Blues

Jelly Roll makes appearance at Nashville Predators game vs St. Louis Blues

Yahoo28-03-2025
Nashville-native singer and rap artist Jelly Roll made an appearance at the Nashville Predators' game against the St. Louis Blues at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday.
With 1:39 left in the first period, the Predators' public address announcer announced Jelly Roll was in attendance, watching from the suite level. The singer then stood and gave a thankful "heart" hand-signal to the crowd.
Jelly Roll's appearance came as no surprise — the first 10,000 fans in attendance were given a Jelly Roll bobblehead as part of Nashville's Music City Hockey bobblehead series.
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The 40-year-old singer, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, grew up in the Antioch area in Nashville. After starting his music career in 2003, he saw a sharp rise in the music industry in 2022 with his hit single, "Son of a Sinner."
In January, Jelly Roll opened Goodnight Nashville, a five-story honky tonk on Broadway. Located at 209 Broadway between Kid Rock's Big Honky Tonk and Bootleggers, the 27,000 square-foot space is the first Lower Broadway celebrity-owned bar from a Nashville native.
Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex at jdaugherty@gannett.com. Follow Alex on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @alexdaugherty1. Also check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds.
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