The Charms – HenryStoneMusic

Top 10 DeLuxe Records

Posted at February 15, 2019 by Henry Stone in Blog

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…

Top 10 Rockin’ Records

Posted at February 13, 2019 by Henry Stone in Blog

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 …

Top 10 Chart Records

Posted at February 11, 2019 by Henry Stone in Blog

The year was 1955, and Henry Stone was in Cincinnati smashing his fists down on the desk in front of Syd Nathan, whose coke bottle glasses were trapping steam from his two coal burning pupils. Their fury at any copper…

Otis Williams and The Charms – Henry Stone’s First Million Selling Record “Hearts of Stone”

Posted at December 24, 2018 by Henry Stone in Blog

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…

“Ling Ting Tong” and “Hearts of Stone” by The Charms in Cash Box Magazine 1955

Posted at August 4, 2017 by Henry Stone in Blog

1955 was a great year for Henry Stone. His joint venture with Syd Nathan in the DeLuxe label produced the first crossover single under the King Records umbrella; a million seller at that. “Hearts Of Stone” broke one radio station…