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 […]
Top 10 Hip Hop Samples of Producer Steve Alaimo
10. Beyonce feat Jay Z – “Upgrade U” Sample of – Betty Wright – “Girls Can’t Do What The Guys Do” 9. Cypress Hill – “Real Estate” Sample of All the People feat. Robert Moore – “Cramp Your Style” 8. Lupe Fiasco – “Hustlaz Song” Sample of Gwen McCrae – “Love […]
Top 10 Dade Records
Dade Records is a foundational label in the Soul Music category. Incorporated in the middle 1950’s, Henry Stone cut sides for Dade everywhere from Bobby Dukoff’s supermarket freezer turned studio to the earliest version of Criteria (now The Hit Factory). As the late 60’s came around and the powers of doo-wop receded, the listening public […]
“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 […]
These 10 Marlin Records Will Blow Your Mind
In the mid 1950’s Henry Stone founded Marlin Productions and the Marlin record label to focus on blues, soul, funk, jazz, avant-garde, and instrumental releases from some of the top studio musicians in the country. Early forays into electronic music production also saw the light of day thanks to this label. Few other American imprints […]
Steve Alaimo in Record World 1967
Steve Alaimo was Vice President of TK Records. He produced the Allman Bros before they were the Allman Bros, and wrote their song “Melissa.” He engineered, he a&r’d. In the studio, he did it all. But before all that, he was onothe other side of the microphone, as an artist on the verge of international […]
Shakin Hits At T.K. Productions – The Miami Herald (August 28, 1976)
Gwen McCrae “Move Me Baby” – CAT Records (1974)
Originally recorded for CAT Records, Hialeah, FL at T.K. Productions recording studio in 1974. Horns by Mike Lewis, produced by Steve Alaimo, R. Finch, and H.W. Casey.