For writings, including the Greek myth involving a "Gate of horn", see Gates of horn and ivory.
The Gate of Horn was a 100-seat[1]folk music club, located in the basement of the Rice Hotel on the southeast corner of Chicago Avenue and Dearborn Street, on the near north side of Chicago, Illinois, in the 1950s and 60s. It was opened by Albert Grossman in 1956,[2] and was where Odetta, Bob Gibson, Roger McGuinn and others made their name. Also appearing there were Theodore Bikel, Josh White, Jo Mapes, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry and the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
In April, 1961, Gibson and Bob Camp recorded their folk album Bob Gibson & Bob Camp At The Gate Of Horn at the club.[3]
The Gate of Horn was also one of the clubs at which stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce played, in December 1962, before his arrest and trial for obscenity.[4]
McGuinn later wrote the song "Gate of Horn", about the venue and the way it affected him.[2]