Funk is a soul-force so powerful that its musical stops have more rhythm than any other genre’s sounds. From break to bridge to hook, and every so-called off-beat in between, Miami is the funk capital of the world. That was…
“Man, I distributed every independent black label here…I also distributed Warner Brothers, MGM, ABC and all the other stuff too, but I would break, I was instrumental in breaking every black record in this country down here in Florida, with…
Your soul is hungry. Your soul is thirsty. Your soul needs music. Your soul needs soul. You need to go to Soul Buffet at Wynwood Yard this Saturday, May 20th, 2017 at Wynwood Yard, and unleash your emotions with Mango…
Check out the newest book in the Henry Stone Music library! Inside The Music Biz (Stone Cold Truth Book 2) is the ultimate music insider’s look at every aspect of the independent music business from the golden age of the…
Rockin’ and Glory are the first two Miami record labels founded by Henry Stone. These labels began operating as early as 1950 in very limited runs, but began officially releasing records with matrix numbers in 1952. The Rockin’ and Glory…
DJ Khaled better get ready to make a whole bunch of plaques. Michael Sterling’s “Lovers and Friends” is about to go quadruple platinum again. Wait, don’t play yourself. It could go diamond diamond, that’s a hundred million. The original composition’s…
“I wasn’t there at the Harlem Square Club in Miami when Sam Cooke recorded his famous live album in 1963, but I can tell you my first record was on Chess Records and I knew Sam Cooke and I saw…
For over three decades, Gwen McCrae has won worldwide acclaim for her sensuous, classy brand of modern Soul music. Gwen was an important figure in TK’s growth as a center of R&B music in the 70s. In 1975, at TK…
Sexy, sultry, singing ladies with legs as long as US-1. These are the things dreams are made of. The beautiful songbirds of Kayvette Records, Brandye were a three woman group who recorded at least one single for T.K. Disco (“Rhythm…
R.I.P to the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. This is what it sounds like when doves cry, my friend. He was the Purple Alpha, the Minneapolis Omega, and a son of funk in the same league…
A million record sales is no easy feat. And for the independent record labels of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and even 1990’s, it would have been damn near impossible to make hit records without the help of independent distributors. According…
“Pee Wee Crayton was on Modern Records. Modern Records was run by very good friends of mine from California, the Bihari brothers. Jules, Saul and Jo Bihari. I started with them when I first got out of the army in California….
Joe Cayre From Salsoul Records Interview: “We’re from Miami and We’ve Always Loved Cuban Music”
April 5, 2018
Gospel Legend Elder Anderson Johnson’s Historic 1953 Miami Recordings
March 15, 2018
Henry Stone Music’s Ray Charles Recordings (Miami Herald 2005)
January 29, 2018
“Henry Stone, Father of Real Miami Sound,” Says Miami Herald (1995)
January 22, 2018
George and Gwen McCrae “First Family of Soul” – Miami Herald (1975)
January 18, 2018
KC & The Sunshine Band in The Hamilton Radio Quarterly Report (1976)
January 10, 2018
Benny Latimore In The Miami Herald: “Newest Prodigy From TK Productions” (1974)
January 8, 2018
Before Ray Charles, There Was W.C. Baker, and He’s “Going Back Home”
January 2, 2018
Henry Stone In Music Retailer 1976: “TK Productions, The Independent’s Independent”
December 28, 2017
Henry Stone: “Miami Is The Funk Capital of The World”
December 27, 2017
The Miami Herald on Henry Stone: “Studio In Corner of Warehouse a Runaway Success” (1974)
December 20, 2017
Henry Stone in BILLBOARD: “1976 Will Be The Year Of Independent Distribution”
December 19, 2017
Joe Cayre From Salsoul Records Interview: “We’re from Miami and We’ve Always Loved Cuban Music”
April 5, 2018
Gospel Legend Elder Anderson Johnson’s Historic 1953 Miami Recordings
March 15, 2018
Henry Stone Music’s Ray Charles Recordings (Miami Herald 2005)
January 29, 2018
“Henry Stone, Father of Real Miami Sound,” Says Miami Herald (1995)
January 22, 2018