Henry Stone

Eddie Shaw, Original Engineer for Ray Charles Session Circa 1951

Posted at March 29, 2016 by Henry Stone in Blog

“Eddie Shaw, he worked for me. He was the original engineer on the Ray Charles session with me. He was like my right hand man at the time. He worked in my little warehouse on Flagler street. He engineered. He…

Julio Iglesias On TK Disco, Said: “Make Me Like KC” (From KC & The Sunshine Band)

Posted at March 28, 2016 by Henry Stone in Blog

“Julio Iglesias. Back in in the 1970s when TK was pretty hot I had a situation with him. His manager was very friendly with a guy that worked for me. One day he brought Julio Iglesias into the office to meet…

Henry Stone On The Art of Transshipping: “They Said I Had To Stop Sitting At The End of The Table”

Posted at March 22, 2016 by Henry Stone in Blog

“I’ll never forget sitting at a meeting here at the Eden Roc. This label had a Beatles soundtrack. I always sat at the end of the conference table and have a phone brought in for me. When I saw something…

Henry Stone Talks Breaking Johnny Nash’s “I Can See Clearly Now” with Danny Simms

Posted at January 12, 2016 by Henry Stone in Blog

“Jamaica did have a big hit that I was responsible for: “I Can See Clearly Now,” by Johnny Nash. For whatever reason Johnny Nash was one of my favorite artists before he made it. Some artists just hit ya, man,…

Henry Stone Tells The Record Deal Behind “Rock Your Baby”

Posted at September 25, 2015 by Henry Stone in Blog

“I received a phone call from my attorney Allen Grubman one day that he was having a problem at Walter Hoffa’s office. If he left Walter’s would I be one of his clients? And he wanted to know what I…

Miami Lighthouse for The Blind’s Music & Sound Studio In Honor of Henry & Inez Stone

Posted at September 22, 2015 by Henry Stone in Blog

After a bad cataract surgery when he was in his 80s, Henry Stone lost most of his eye sight and had to go to the Miami Lighthouse for The Blind to learn how to deal with it. As was his…