Jim Toomer's Tippin Inn was here. It got its name because of a belief that patrons might be tipsy upon arrival. Great stars played there, including Solomon Burke, Patti LaBelle, B.B. King, Fats Dominio, Ike and Tina Turner, Dinah Washington, Ray Charles, Big Maybelle and Screaming Jay Hawkins. It burned down in 1979. There is a good article about it in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 2/23/12 at C1. [See http://www.toomerfamily.com/tippin-inn.html - Editor]
| Publication date | Jun 24, 2018 |
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Jim Toomer's Tippin Inn was here. It got its name because of a belief that patrons might be tipsy upon arrival. Great stars played there, including Solomon Burke, Patti LaBelle, B.B. King, Fats Dominio, Ike and Tina Turner, Dinah Washington, Ray Charles, Big Maybelle and Screaming Jay Hawkins. It burned down in 1979. There is a good article about it in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 2/23/12 at C1. [See http://www.toomerfamily.com/tippin-inn.html - Editor]
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