Henry Stone’s Top 9 Gold and Platinum Records of the Early 70’s
1971 – BETTY WRIGHT – CLEAN UP WOMAN WRITERS: CLARNCE REID, WILLIE CLARKE PRODUCERS: CLARENCE REID, WILLIE CLARKE LABEL: ALSTON SALES: GOLD 1972 – TIMMY THOMAS – WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER WRITERS: TIMMY THOMAS PRODUCERS: TIMMY THOMAS LABEL: GLADES SALES: GOLD 1974 – LATIMORE – LET’S STRIAGHTEN IT OUT WRIERS: LATIMORE PRODUCERS: STEVE ALAIMO […]
Henry Stone’s Top 7 Hits of 1975
7. KEEP THE HOME FIRE BURNIN’ – LATIMORE – GLADES 6. LET’S STRAIGHTEN IT OUT – LATIMORE – GLADES 5. I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE – GEORGE MCCRAE – TK 4. MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A WOMAN – JACKIE MOORE – KAYVETTE 3. THAT’S THE WAY I LIKE IT – KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND […]
KC and The Sunshine Band – Number One Single Of The Week
NUMBER ONE SINGLE OF THE WEEK THAT’S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND (TK RECORDS) Writers: H.W. Casey, R. Finch Pub: Sherlyn Pub Co/BMI
KC and The Sunshine Band Keep Shinin’ On
Steve Alaimo Remembers When…
TK’s vice president and creative director Steve Alaimo has been with Henry Stone and TK since its inception. Alaimo remembers when KC and Rick released “Queen of Clubs” which took off in England long before the group was known in the U.S.: “KC couldn’t believe he was so big there and no one knew him […]
“They’re Shakin’ Hits At T.K. Productions” – Miami Herald (1976)
24-A THE MIAMI HERALD Saturday JOHN HUDDY They’re Shakin’ Hits At T.K. Productions Shaking Our Booty: Hialeah’s T.K. Productions. after months of inactivity and rumors the studio had become another burned-out recording case without a hit to its name, is exploding all over the pop and soul charts. It seems Henry Stone and Steve Alaimo […]
“TK Records Grows Into A Major Label” – Record World (1978)
Record World’s Black Music Association / r&b Special marks the year of many major turning points and successes for TK Productions. TK has grown from a small r&b label to a major album label with gold and platinum albums by artists KC and The Sunshine Band, Betty Wright, Peter Brown and Foxy. The label is […]
T.K. Productions, The Independent’s Independent – Cash Box (1975)
T.K. Productions: Henry Stone set it up as the umbrella corporation for over 15 of his own labels that are still bought and sold all over the world. In 1975, Stone was building an unprecedented run on the pop charts that still holds records today. This Cash Box advertisement from 1975 thanks, “KC and The […]