Two of Henry “Gip” Gipson’s guitars were stolen from Gip’s Place, one of America’s last remaining juke joints, in Bessemer.

Diane Guyton, Gipson’s manager, said the guitars went missing last week, but she thought Gipson had just misplaced them. She now believes they were stolen. One of the missing guitars is a cream 1993 Fender Stratocaster and the other is a Gibson Les Paul Jr.

Guyton plans to report the stolen guitars to the police tomorrow morning.

Gipson, is an American Blues musician best known for Gip’s Place, Alabama’s last junk joint. The tin-roofed garage in his backyard has hosted the likes of Keith Richards and Jimmy Page since 1952.

Guyton said 98-year-old Gipson is upset. “He plays everyday by himself, and he hasn’t been able to,” Guyton said.

Guyton said she is working on fixing up his older guitar given to him by Jack Daniels so he can continue playing until his stolen guitars are found.