Bo Yale, Garlin Holcomb (Garland Halcomb?) and Junior Allred ran the Party Line Club in Fort Worth, TX. The Motovators auditioned at the Party Line Club on July 1, 1965, but may not have received any bookings.
I don’t know the Party Line Club’s address, but the same owners opened another night club, the Tracer Club, located at 5123 E Lancaster Ave in Fort Worth, TX.
The Tracer Club opened on June 1, 1965, advertising “Table to table telephones • Closed Circuit TV • Carpeted walls • 4,000 square feet of luxury – Something New For Texas“. Kay Harris made her vocal debut with Jim Jones & the Chaunteys.
Gary Payne and the Play Mates appeared at the Tracer Club on September 10, 1965. This was the band Phil Reece and Jimmy Smith joined after the Motovators split up.
The Rondels appeared there in April and May, 1967.
If anyone has more info on these night spots, please contact me.
Thank you to Wm. Lewis Wms. and Andellyn Purvis-Hungerford for sharing this material.
I seem to remember the Party Line Club
As being on Race Street, just off Belknap…in 1963 and 1964..
I’m one of Phil Hancock’s sons and he played there with Larry Randall I believe. He mentioned being made fun of by Little Richard as he ran the spotlight for him. Would love to see any old photographs. I thought Larry Randall owned The Tracer Club. Both men have passed on. Larry was great sax man. Phil Hancock was a great back up piano who didn’t seem to need the limelight.
My uncle was Junior Allred. He owned The Partyline with Bo Yale.
He also owned the Tracer Club and the East Side Club. My uncle Les built the Tracer Club.
Junior went on to own around 50 clubs in the 70’s and 80’s. I built and remodel most of them.
I am Bo Yales son, I remember jr, garland, Toby well
I am Bo Yales son, I remember when junior went to Arkansas and built a club on the river. That was in the early 70 Cajunsworff I think was the name of it
I wish someone would write a book with pictures of all the vintage,wonderful night clubs,lounges,bars in Ft Worth back in the 50’s,60’s,70’s………I went to so many, great fun! Do any of you remember the Tropicana on N. Sylvania ???