California blues musician and night club owner Troyce Key (1937-1992) was a member of The Rhythm Rockers with J.J. Malone, C.A. Carr, Charles Banks, and Calvin Peele. In 1979, Key purchased Eli's Mile High Club upon the death of the club's founder Eli Thornton from remaining owner Alberta Thornton. Known as the "West Coast Home of the Blues," Eli's Mile High Club attracted notable blues and R&B performers throughout the 1970s-1980s
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