Randy was asked by the Boy Howdy band to come to the Palomino and get up on stage and sing “Take It To the Limit” with them. The Palomino Club was known as the “world-famous Palomino Club” and was located in North Hollywood. It was a popular club that drew in many big-name performers through the years.
Boy Howdy band members:
- Jeffrey Steele – lead vocal and bass
- Larry Park – guitar
- Cary Park – guitar
- Hugh Wright – drummer*
Cary Park had been in the Roberts-Meisner Band with Rick Roberts and Randy.
*Hugh Wright was involved in a serious accident in 1992 which resulted in him being in a coma for quite awhile. Randy and other musicians participated in a benefit to raise money for his expenses.
A “Behind the Music” video tribute to the Palomino is below. Randy was again at the Palomino on June 30, 1995, performing with Meisner, Swan, and Rich.
Randy Meisner at the Palomino Club with Boy Howdy on stage
This was in 1995, the last year the Palomino was open.
Larry Park and Randy Meisner
Jeffrey Steele, Larry Park, and Randy Meisner
Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK) – May 19, 1995
Hugh Wright, drummer for Boy Howdy, was involved in a serious accident on May 30, 1992. Randy was one of the musicians helping to raise money for medical expenses.
“…Boy Howdy’s drummer, Hugh Wright, has been in a coma or a semiconscious state since a May 30 highway accident in Texas.”
LA Times (Los Angeles, CA) – July 15, 1992
“The concert’s proceeds will help pay medical bills for Wright, 40, who remains hospitalized.”
LA Times (Los Angeles, CA) – July 24, 1992
After 43 Years, Palomino Fades Into the Sunset
There was a one-time-only concert event October 8, 2018 on the site of the Palomino, North Hollywood’s storied country-music club, which closed its doors in 1995.
“Since its opening 43 years ago, the club has hosted a parade of country, rock and pop talents that includes performances by Hank Williams Sr., Ernest Tubb, Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Roger Miller, Linda Ronstadt, Jerry Lee Lewis, Neil Young, Elvis Costello, Hoyt Axton, Glenn Campbell, Emmylou Harris, Bo Diddley, John Fogerty, Waylon Jennings, Charlie Rich and on and on.”
LA Times (Los Angeles, CA) – Sept. 28, 1995
I’ve seen one of those pictures of Randy before and wondered where it was taken. I figured he was singing Take It To The Limit. Now I know! Randy was such a good guy, playing so many benefits to help people out.
Yes, he played for a lot of different benefits. He definitely liked to help out when he could, which says a lot about his character.
Randy, always there to help someone in need! So many musicians wanted him to perform with them and for good reason. Thanks for digging deep and finding these little known performances.
When Randy was in the World Classic Rockers it wasn’t unusual for them to perform for charity, either.