DESCRIPTION
Troyce Key Biography by AllMusic
b. 1937, Jordon Plantation (70m from Monroe), Louisiana, USA, d. 9 November 1992, Oakland, California, USA. In the early 50s Key became interested in blues after hearing a record by Lightnin’ Hopkins and he began playing guitar following a serious illness that resulted in hospitalization. During this time he was greatly influenced by the records of Fats Domino, Johnny Otis, Muddy Waters, and others. He was signed by Warner Brothers Records in 1958 and had three singles released. Key teamed up with J.J. Malone in 1961 and they recorded together around three years later; they also had two albums released by Red Lightnin’ and enjoyed a near-hit in Britain in 1980 with the single ‘I Gotta New Car (I Was Framed)’. He continued, until his death from leukaemia, to present his good-natured, rocking blues in Oakland, California, at his own club called Eli Mile High, which was also the name of his blues record label.

CONDITION
VINYL: VG++
COVER: VG++

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RELEASE DETAILS
Format: [1st Pressing] [180g]
Pressing Year: 1982
Pressing Country: UK
Label: Red Lightnin'

TRACKLISTING
A1        Flip, Flop And Fly
A2        Annie Maybe
A3        It Should Have Been Me
A4        Louisiana Blues
A5        Crazy Little Chicken
A6        Saturday Night Shakedown (Instr.)
B1        Daddy Rollin' Stone
B2        Sail On
B3        Gimme Mine Out Now
B4        Jaywalk (Instr.)
B5        Outskirts Of Town
B6        Tutti Frutti