Troyce Key (1937-1992) was a U.S. blues guitarist, best known for his work with J.J. Malone. Born in Jordon Plantation (seventy miles from Monroe), Louisiana, USA, in the early 1950s Key became interested in the blues after hearing a record by Lightnin’ Hopkins, and he began playing guitar following a serious illness that resulted in hospitalisation. 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 released three singles. Key teamed up with J.J. Malone in 1961, and they started recording together around three years later. They also released two albums with Red Lightnin’, and enjoyed a near-hit in the U.K. in 1980 with the single "I Gotta New Car (I Was Framed)". He continued until his death 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. Key died of leukemia on 9th of November 1992 Oakland, California, USA. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.