T.K. Productions, The Independent’s Independent – Cash Box (1975)
T.K. Productions: Henry Stone set it up as the umbrella corporation for over 15 of his own labels that are still bought and sold all over the world. In 1975, Stone was building an unprecedented run on the pop charts that still holds records today. This Cash Box advertisement from 1975 thanks, “KC and The […]
Gwen McCrae – The Gig and Soul & Jazz Record (October 1975)
“When you finish listening to this album you will know that Gwen McCrae is for real. She’s not the fabled ‘one-hit’ artist that you have heard and read about, that has a smash hit and is never heard from again. Cuts like, “It’s Worth The Hurt” and “He Don’t Ever Lose His Groove” prove that […]
T.K. Productions – The Independent’s Independent
Gwen McCrae “Move Me Baby” – CAT Records (1974)
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.
George and Gwen McCrae “First Family of Soul” – Miami Herald (1975)
Bill Cosford On TK Records: “Surging On The Pop Charts” (Miami Herald 1975)
Bill Cosford has his own building at the University of Miami, the Bill Cosford Cinema. But decades before it was built, he was a newspaper writer at the Miami Herald. Check out this great article he wrote on TK Records and the original “Miami Sound” on August 24, 1975. The “Miami Sound” is a force […]
Gwen McCrae’s CAT Records Publicity Photo
Top 10 Cat Records Releases from The 1970s: Soul, Funk, and Funky Soul
10. Chocolateclay – Chocolateclay (album) George Chocolate Perry started his career as a 16 year old kid at the T.K. Productions studio as a bass player doing session work. His talent saw him rise from the million selling Gwen McCrae “Rockin’ Chair,” and underground smash Blowfly “Porno Freak,” to recording and touring […]