Here’s How The Independent Record Business in L.A. Started

“During the time of the  Second World War, records were made of shellac, but shellac came from India, so during The War we couldn’t get it in the U.S. They couldn’t bring the stuff in on the ships. There was no record business. After The War, shipping resumed, and that’s when the independent business in […]

Henry Stone Distributed 2 Live Crew’s First Records in Miami

When Chris Wong Won, the Treach DJ Mr. Mixx, and Amazing Vee were in the Air Force in California, they put up their own money to start the Fresh Beat Records label, record and press their tunes, and send mailers with promos to every distributor they had an address to in the country. This was […]

Henry Stone Interview on The Story with Dick Gordon April 29, 2013

The Story with Dick Gordon Interviews Henry Stone “The Hits Keep Coming” Click Here To Listen Henry Stone has once again been interviewed on a national radio show The Story with Dick Gordon. Talking about the early years of distribution, his relationship with Ray Charles and Latimore’s latest release, Latimore Remembers Ray Charles, Henry Stone […]

The Orchard Signs The Legendary Henry Stone Presents to Exclusive Digital Distribution Deal

NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2004 /PRNewswire/ — The Orchard, the world’s leading supplier and marketer of independent music, announced today a worldwide distribution partnership with The Legendary Henry Stone, the label founded by Henry Stone, the world-renowned pioneer of the record industry. Through The Orchard’s unparalleled distribution and marketing platform, the catalogue which includes thousands […]