Henry Stone Music

Tone Distributors In Miami and Jacksonville (The Cash Box 1961)


Tone Distributors had a reputation in the industry for being the top hustler in the distribution biz. How else would a company in a 2% market be able to sell 10-15% of the indie r&b records in the country? Hard work, and trans shippin’. No surprise then that James Brown was such a fan of Henry Stone. Here is a clip from a July 1961 issue of The Cash Box showing how Henry Stone and Milt Oshins opened a Tone Distributors office in Jacksonville, FL. Dominating the state helped secure all-stations radio control in a two sides offensive straight through the hallowed halls of music history.

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