In 1968 or '69 at the Danny Thomas ALSAC show, I heard talk of a recording studio in the basement of a bowling alley. I used to joke about it in my studio but I never thought it was true. ATA used to book through several agent /managers and one being Punch Andrews. He said it was absolutely true. 1970's, Jim Jr. opened Pampa Sound Studios inside Pampa Lanes, and did studio work for the likes of Bob Seger, Gladys Knight and the Pips, and Burt Bachrach. When Jim Jr. decided to rent out his studio less than 10 years later, he already had five gold records to his credit.

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