T.K. Records In The Hamilton Radio Quarterly Report – December 1976
Radio Quarterly Report: October – December, 1976 T.K. RECORDS 495 S.E. 10th COURT HIALEAH, FLORIDA 33010 (305) 888 -1685 LPs RELEASED THIS QUARTER: 8 SINGLES: 15 No. ON ROSTER: 25 EMPLOYEES: 12 PROMO MEN: 6 PRESIDENT: Henry Stone NATL PROMO: GM – Howard Smiley Dir. R&B George Chavous Natl Sec – Moe Preskell A&R: Steve […]
Miami R&B Full Page Ad for Radio Station WMBM (1953)
“Saturday, January 17, 1953. Miami Times. Miami, FL. Page Thirteen. The all new WMBM. 800 on every dial. Now featuring boogie, blues, spirituals, the nation’s top disc jockeys: Jockey Jack, Ed Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Swing, The Bronze Voice, and many others. All new and different programming. WMBM will broadcast the daily feature race from […]
Shakin Hits At T.K. Productions – The Miami Herald (August 28, 1976)
Benny Latimore In The Miami Herald: “Newest Prodigy From TK Productions” (1974)
Article by John Huddy, Entertainment Editor for The Miami Herald – November 4th, 1974 For more than a decade, a bright young rhythm-and-blues singer worked his way from one noisy discotheque to another. Time passed quickly and suddenly Benny Latimore was 30 years old. Then 32, Then 34. “But you never give up hoping, you […]
The Miami Herald on Henry Stone: “Studio In Corner of Warehouse a Runaway Success” (1974)
ARTICLE SUMMARY: 6-D THE MIAMI HERALD Thurs., Oct. 3, 1974 BY JOHN HUDDY Records Flying For Independent Hialeah-Producer Two years ago, Henry Stone saw it coming. The owner of Tone Distributors, a sprawling, independent record-distribution firm tucked away off SE 10th Court in Hialeah, realized that maverick record firms faced hard times, not only because […]
Howard Johnson from Niteflyte: “I Always Wanted To Be On TK Records”
“I actually grew up in Miami; and I was in a band called L.U.V. that snuck into the T.K. studios one night and recorded. Fred Thomas was a Hialeah policeman who wanted to be our manager and he brought us to a guy named Red to record. Red was a heavyset black guy, fair skinneded, […]
Photos from Miami Disco Fever October 12, 2013 Part 2
More photos from the Miami Disco Fever Reunion that took place at the Milander Performance Center in Hialeah, Florida on October 12, 2013. Click here for other photos.
Proclamation from City of Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez, October 12, 2013
October 12, 2013 Proclaimed TK Records Day in Hialeah, Florida The Miami Disco Fever Reunion took place on October 12, 2013 at the Milander Performing Arts Center in Hialeah. Organized by Charlie Rodriguez Live Entertainment and hosted by Leo Vela, several TK Disco artists performed including George McCrae, Timmy Thomas, Jimmie Bo Horne, and the […]