Henry Stone met Elder Anderson Johnson on a street corner in Overtown in the early 1950’s and recorded him for his Glory and DeLuxe labels. Little did he know that Rev. Johnson would spend forty years on the open road…
One day in 1955, Syd Nathan called Henry Stone in Miami and said, “Drive up to Macon and check on this guy with the “Please, Please, Please” and sign him to DeLuxe.” Nathan had called his other cronie Ralph Bass…
10. Willie Baker – Goin’ Back Home Today Label: Rockin’ Records Style: Blues Genre: Blues Year: 1953 9. Little Sam Davis – She’s So Good To Me Label: Rockin’ Records Style: Blues Genre: Blues Year: 1953 …
In 1953 or 54′, Henry Stone heard a group of youngsters doo-wopping on a street corner in Cincinnati, signed them to a DeLuxe Records contract, found the right song for them to cover, and put them on tape at the…
“Henry Stone has severed his connection with King Records completely. The settlement consisted of all unreleased masters of Crystal Records to be the property of Stone; fifty percent of the copyrights of Crystal Publishing Company; the Charms contract (not…
The great John Lee Hooker enjoyed recording for Henry Stone’s DeLuxe label as John Lee Booker for immediate cash considerations. Thus were born the 78rpm classics, “Real, Real Gone,” and “My Baby Don’t Love Me.” Check out the…
After the Orange Blossom Special made him rich, Ervin Rouse went right on fiddle boxing all over Miami Dade County, partying all over Loop Road, and off Tamiami Trail somewhere. Deep in the razor sharp sawgrass of the Everglades, he…
Henry Stone’s brain was sharper than a French guillotine. Even at the age of 91, he could go back 65 years in his mind’s eye and recall detailed minutiae from the hit records of January 15th, 1949. During one interview…
