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'''Gip's Place''' is a blues joint located in the back yard of [[Gip Gipson]]'s home on [[Avenue C Bessemer|Avenue C]] in [[Bessemer]]. | '''Gip's Place''' is a blues joint located in the back yard of [[Gip Gipson]]'s home on [[Avenue C Bessemer|Avenue C]] on [[Paul's Hill]] in [[Bessemer]]. | ||
An avid blues fan and part-time musician, in [[1952]] Gipson began hosting barbecues in his back yard for musicians to entertain friends and neighbors. The weekend events grew in popularity and he gradually added a small enclosure with a stage. After members of the [[Magic City Blues Society]] "discovered" the venue, they helped build a tin roof over the shack. | An avid blues fan and part-time musician, in [[1952]] Gipson began hosting barbecues in his back yard for musicians to entertain friends and neighbors. The weekend events grew in popularity and he gradually added a small enclosure with a stage. After members of the [[Magic City Blues Society]] "discovered" the venue, they helped build a tin roof over the shack. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104339896270678#!/group.php?gid=311534991125 Gips Place] on Facebook | {{Locate | Lat= 33.41004 | lon=-86.92817 | zoom=17 | type=h}} | ||
* [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104339896270678#!/group.php?gid=311534991125 Gips Place] on Facebook | |||
[[Category:Music clubs]] | [[Category:Music clubs]] | ||
[[Category:Avenue C Bessemer]] | [[Category:Avenue C Bessemer]] | ||
[[Category:1952 establishments]] | [[Category:1952 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:1952 buildings]] | |||
Revision as of 15:14, 1 May 2010
Gip's Place is a blues joint located in the back yard of Gip Gipson's home on Avenue C on Paul's Hill in Bessemer.
An avid blues fan and part-time musician, in 1952 Gipson began hosting barbecues in his back yard for musicians to entertain friends and neighbors. The weekend events grew in popularity and he gradually added a small enclosure with a stage. After members of the Magic City Blues Society "discovered" the venue, they helped build a tin roof over the shack.
Gip's Place has become, over the years, a must-stop venue for blues musicians across the Southeast. They cite the "authentic Delta" feel of the little shack that can hold 50 people shoulder-to-shoulder. On summer nights the side-tarps are removed to allow more people to hear the music while gathered in Gipson's back yard.
References
- Reynolds, Ed (August 7, 2008) "The Juke Joint: An authentic blues experience lies only a few miles west of Birmingham." Black & White
- Carlton, Bob (April 25, 2010) "For blues lovers, Gip's Place in Bessemer is the place to be on Saturday nights." Birmingham News
External links
- Gips Place on Facebook