“People would ask ‘what is the secret to your success?’ I said,...

“People would ask ‘what is the secret to your success?’ I said, 'real simple. We had all the acts that nobody wanted. No one wanted Marty Robbins, Barbara Mandrell, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves and on and on. So we had it made. For years and years, we had all these entertainers to ourselves. It was like a private goldmine.”

The Palomino Club: North Hollywood’s Grand Ole Opry West