A TK Records ad in Billboard magazine from 1974 extolling all of the awards for George McCrae (and a few others) that year. Look at all those awards! Top Soul Singles New Artists: George McCrae, Latimore, K.C. Sunshine Junkanoo Band…
“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 helped…
“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…
“The Fat Boys? I helped promote them. It wasn’t my thing but I helped promote the record with Art Kass, the guy that owned the label, Sutra Records, he’s the guy that really believed. He took em to the street…
“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…
“I always had my ears to the street. As these little record stores came up in Miami I used to go and deliver the records sometimes. Most of em’ later started comin’ to me, but in the early years I…
“I was the big Sinatra distributor in Florida. Frank used to work the Fountainbleau all the time, and I used to bring the disc jockeys over three or four at a time to see Sinatra. Helped with the airplay. Well, back then in…
“My very first distribution company in Florida was Seminole Record Distributors. That’s when I had my own warehouse on Flagler Street. I remember borrowing some money for a down payment. It wasn’t that big of a warehouse. But it wasn’t…
“In the days of big bands, sheet music was a big thing. Radio stations either had bands playing live, or if they wanted to play recordings, they played acetates. So when I was a kid in New York City I…
The King O’ Hearts Club in Miami’s Liberty City at 6000 NW 7th Avenue isn’t just the place where Sam&Dave, the #1 selling soul duo of all time, got their start. It’s also where Clarence Reid and The Delmyras (Often…
“I was like the king of Miami Jai Alai. I almost bought the Jai Alai place in the beginning. I used to go every night. I used to bring all the record people. In fact I brought the whole record business…
“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,…
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