Palomino Club (North Hollywood)

It was leased in 1952[1] by the trio of Amos Emery ‘Pat’ Yeigh of Wyoming, who later murdered Darbi Winters,[2] his stepdaughter, and Bill and Tom Thomas of Indiana[3] (who later bought the club).

[3] The club received a further boost in 1959 when the major country music showcase Riverside Rancho in the Silver Lake neighborhood shut down, leaving the various performers it had hosted available for the Palomino.

The Palomino Club bar stayed open during afternoon sound checks so regular customers and the artists' fans could see the bands preparing and rehearsing the evening's show for free.

From the 1970s to the 1990s, The Palomino Club was home to the "Cow Punk" variety of country rock, breaking in acts like Freddie Brown, Rosie Flores, Lone Justice, Tex & The Horseheads, and The Long Ryders.

Special event concerts by artists including Elvis Costello and Neil Young created sensational disturbances in the neighborhood with huge crowds outside and resulting media attention.

One night George Harrison, John Fogerty and Bob Dylan joined Jesse Ed Davis and Taj Mahal onstage for an improvised mini-set of some of their hits.

Troy Walker, described as "the world’s first and only professional transgender country singer" by the L.A. Weekly,[6] was a regular performer at the Palomino, every Tuesday night for 17 years.

[7] Other Rock and Roll era alumni include The Everly Brothers, Phil Seymour, The Pretenders, Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Harrison, The Plimsouls, Wednesday Week, Half Way Home, Bo Diddley, The Outlaws, The Motels, The Blasters, The Ventures, Albert King, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Quiet Riot featuring Randy Rhoads, Canned Heat, and Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen.

In the 1970s, Rockabilly artist Jackie Lee Waukeen Cochran with Jim King on organ and bass and Robert Huber on drums and vocals could be seen once every three months.

The club hosted a punk show on December 28, 1992 headlined by Green Day, and featuring Jughead's Revenge, Scared Straight, and Strung Out.