Chanteur Rock 'n' Roll US, Troyce Key a enregistré chez Warner Bros. Records de Burbank (Californie). Il est décédé le 9 Novembre 1992.

Born 1937, Jordon Plantation (70m from Monroe), Louisiana, USA, dead 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.

Talents : Vocals, Guitar

Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll, Doo Wop, Blues

Baby Please Don't Go (1958) Drown In My Tears (1958) Watch Your Mouth (1959) Ain't I Cried Enough (1959)

Years in activity :

Singles

09/1958	SP WARNER BROS. 5007 (US)	.	Baby Please Don't Go / Drown In My Tears
02/1959	SP WARNER BROS. 5035 (US)	.	Watch Your Mouth / Ain't I Cried Enough
06/1959	SP WARNER BROS. 5070 (US)	.	She's Sumpin' Else / Most Of All
1981	SP Pinnacle PIN 505 (UK)	.	I Gotta New Car (I Was Framed) / You're A Good Lookin' Woman
2011	SP Sleazy SR22 (S)		Baby Please Don't Go / Watch Your Mouth

Albums

1980	LP 12" Red Lightnin' ‎RL 0028 (UK)		I've Gotta New Car - Troyce Key, J.J. Malone & The Rhythm Rockers - New Car - Framed / Katy May / You're A Good Lookin' Woman / Old Fashioned Blues / Crawdad Hole / Sweet Taters And Possum Meat / I Know You Love Me / Monday Woman
1982	LP 12" Red Lightnin' ‎RL 0043 (UK)		Younger Than Yesterday - Troyce Key, J.J. Malone & The Rhythm Rockers - Flip, Flop And Fly / Annie Maybe / It Should Have Been Me / Louisiana Blues / Crazy Little Chicken / Saturday Night Shakedown (instr.) / Daddy Rollin' Stone / Sail On / Gimme Mine Out Now / Jaywalk (instr.) / Outskirts Of Town / Tutti Frutti
02/2009	CD Broadside STERN 3 (UK)		Younger Than Yesterday…Plus - Troyce Key, J.J. Malone & The Rhythm Rockers - Flip, Flop And Fly / Annie Maybe / It Should Have Been Me / Louisiana Blues / Crazy Little Chicken / Saturday Night Shakedown (instr.) / Daddy Rollin' Stone / Sail On / Gimme Mine Out Now / Jaywalk (instr.) / Outskirts Of Town / Tutti Frutti / …Plus, From The "I've Gotta New Car" Album : New Car / Katy May / You're A Good Lookin' Woman / Old Fashioned Blues / Crawdad Hole / Sweet Taters And Possum Meat / Monday Woman

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