Blue Note Lounge
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The Blue Note Lounge was a night club located in the Redmont Hotel at 2222 5th Avenue North in the 1960s. It was owned by Alec Gulas.
On December 3, 1967 Betty Lou "Velvet Blaze" Jones, a dancer appearing at the club, was arrested and charged with indecency. Rather than pay the $100 fine, she decided to fight the charge in Birmingham Municipal Court and through the state courts. Despite the efforts of attorneys Jack Montgomery, Arthur Parker, and J. Louis Wilkinson, her conviction was upheld on appeal and the Alabama Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
References
- Faulk, Kent (September 16, 2015) "Found photos reveal fuss over stripper who pushed legal limits in 1960s." The Birmingham News