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I was recently priviledged to discover and experience Mr. Gip's Juke Joint, just outside Birmingham, Alabama.
Mr. Henry Gipson, pictured below with a new devotee, recently celebrated his 86th birthday @ his own personal
slice of history and a national treasure, known to only those in the know. Gip's Juke Joint, a constant work in
progress, has been in operation on the same site behind Mr. Gipsons home since 1948. I hope you will someday
get to have this wonderful, and for many, once in a lifetime experience! In attendance on this particular
evening were Mr. Gip and his son Keith (an excellent cook!), Big Daddy-O from New Orleans,
Sweet Lenny from Birmingham, The Daniel Turner Duet with Molly Garrigan, also from Birmingham,
& Willie King *(who has sadly passed since then) and Friends, with Bo Shatz on Bass and Jock Webb on harp.
My Apologies to any and all I have neglected to mention, perhaps someone
will help me correct my oversights! A special thanks goes out to Hank.....
.....a veteran attendee and my tour guide for the evening.

This Page Is Dedicated To The Memory Of Willie King, An Honest to God Blues Man &
 "Redwood" Mc'C....."12 to 8" Was Pure Magic!! I Will Return!!