Top 10 DeLuxe Records
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” that I heard about and sign him to DeLuxe.” Nathan had called his…
February 15, 2019
Top 10 Rockin’ Records
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 …
Otis Williams and The Charms – Henry Stone’s First Million Selling Record “Hearts of Stone”
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 Severs Connection with King Records Completely” – Cash Box – (1955)
“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…
John Lee Hooker aka John Lee Booker Recorded for DeLuxe Records – Billboard (1954)
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…
Henry Stone Talks King Records, Henry Glover, Federal Records, Ralph Bass, and Crossover Pop
“I used to work a lot with King Records and Henry Glover. He was the a&r man for King records. Syd Nathan, the boss, had Ralph Bass for Federal Records, me for DeLuxe Records, and King Records was basically Henry Glover. He…
The Rouse Brothers Played The South Florida Alligator Circuit
After the Orange Blossom Special made them rich, the Rouse Brothers 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 sawblades of the Everglades, they…
Flashback Friday: Henry Stone Recalls The Hit Records of January 15th, 1949
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…
HSM: The Best In Music
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Miami Jai Alai Season Opening (1960)
January 22, 2020
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Jack Kratish From TK Productions
January 20, 2020
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Nat Kendrick & The Swans – “Do The Mashed Potatoes”
January 17, 2020
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Cayre Brothers Caytronics and Henry Stone’s Tone Distributors
January 15, 2020
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Jerome Smith from KC and The Sunshine Band R.I.P.
January 13, 2020
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James Brown, “T.K. Is The Last Bastion of Funk” (1976)
January 10, 2020
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Henry Stone’s Top 9 Gold and Platinum Records of the Early 70’s
January 8, 2020
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Henry Stone’s Top 7 Hits of 1975
January 6, 2020
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In The News
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Miami Jai Alai Season Opening (1960)
January 22, 2020
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Jack Kratish From TK Productions
January 20, 2020
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Nat Kendrick & The Swans – “Do The Mashed Potatoes”
January 17, 2020
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Cayre Brothers Caytronics and Henry Stone’s Tone Distributors
January 15, 2020