History of Henry Stone Music - Page 3 of 3

In addition to being one of the more colorful characters in the biz, he's one of the last independent label executives still standing who was totally in the mix with many of the heavyweight labels owners and artists from the 40s, 50s and 60s (label heads including Syd Nathan, George Goldner, the Bihari Brothers, Ewart Abner, the Erteguns, Jerry Wexler, Hy Weiss, Morris Levy, etc...). What can I say? From blues to R&B, doo-wop, soul, funk, disco and rap, this dude's been AROUND!

Stone began his career in the music industry in 1948 (he's now 81) selling vinyl out of the trunk of his car to jukebox operators and along the way worked as a producer, promoter, talent scout, distributor and label owner. 

In the early 70s, Stone was pivotal in launching the the disco sound via his T.K. and Marlin labels. Over the years he also owned or had an interest in Alston, Dade, Glades, Deep City, Saadia, Rockin', Chart, CAT, Deluxe, Deep City, Reid's World and many more (much of this is well documented in the excellent liners for the recent Soul Jazz "Miami Sound" comp). 

Stone also worked with James Brown, Hank Ballard, Sam & Dave, Ray Charles, Lightnin' Hopkins, Gwen and George McCrae, Timmy Thomas, Betty Wright, K.C. & The Sunshine Band, L'Trimm, The 2 Live Jews and tons more.

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Special thanks to DJ Monica Lynch - WFMU 91.1 FM Radio - NYC for writing the above text.  She conducted an interview with living legend, Henry Stone that aired Friday, June 27th, Noon - 3pm.  The show will be archived for future internet listening.

http://www.wfmu.org/listen.ram?show=8019&archive=8015 - RealAudio stream

Henry Stone's Interviews

Discotheque Pioneers 

Disco Music.com

Disco Style.com

Disco-Disco.com

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Henry Stone is an Honorary Member of the Disco DJ Hall of Fame™ and a member of the Disco Hall of Fame™.

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