The Miami Sound – HenryStoneMusic

T.K. Productions – The Miami Sound in The Miami Phoenix (1975)

Posted at February 3, 2019 by Jacob Katel in Blog

T .K. Productions – The Miami Sound By A. D. Penchansky The walls of Miami music mogul Henry Stone’s office are covered with the “stimulated” wood paneling that Archie Bunker dreams of for his den, and decorated with records of…

Gwen McCrae “Move Me Baby” – CAT Records (1974)

Posted at June 21, 2018 by Jacob Katel in Blog

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.

Henry Stone, The Heart of TK Records

Posted at June 20, 2018 by Jacob Katel in Blog ⋅ Media

“I don’t think I’m going to build this thing to sell it. I would like to build this thing to have, like an A&M Records , or a Motown-all self-contained . “This is my feeling and those are my goals….

Henry Stone’s #MiamiSound in 15 Gold and Platinum Hits from the 1970s

Posted at May 17, 2018 by Jacob Katel in Blog ⋅ Media

Henry Stone sold hundreds of millions of records from a warehouse in Hialeah. It’s no more ludicrous than a Colombian coke lord selling hundreds of millions of kilos of cocaine, and practically the same business model. Internal company records from…

In 1974, George McCrae and T.K. Records Beat Michael Jackson, Eddie Kendricks, and Aretha Franklin

Posted at June 26, 2017 by Jacob Katel in Blog

In 1974, George McCrae and T.K. Records went #1 everywhere on Earth. Every country where American records were sold, George McCrae was there and chart topping, and Henry Stone made sure of it. From Norway, to Germany, France, England, Brazil,…

Who Were Brandye on Kayvette Records and T.K. Disco?

Posted at May 10, 2016 by Jacob Katel in Blog

Sexy, sultry, singing ladies with legs as long as US-1. These are the things dreams are made of. Kayvette Record’s Brandye recorded at least one single for T.K. Disco (“Rhythm of Love,” b/w “Curiosity”), and an album called Crossover To…