Be a Part of Music History with Henry Stone
Be a Part of Music History with Henry Stone Hello to all our fans and friends, Attention, any and all visitors to the old TK Productions, Tone Distributors and TK Studios in Hialeah, Florida. People from around the world made the trip to visit us in the 1970’s to see where this music that was […]
Top 10 KC & The Sunshine Band Hits from TK Records
Top 10 KC & The Sunshine Band Hits from TK Records KC and The Sunshine Band are one of the world’s most popular musical groups. With a song on the Saturday Night Fever movie soundtrack (“Boogie Shoes”), 10 Grammy nominations, 3 Grammy awards for its writers, and the unstoppable rhythm of “That’s The Way I Like It,” “Shake […]
From the Archives: Certificate of Appreciation Dade County 1978
A certificate of appreciation dating from 1978 signed by then county Mayor Stephen P. Clark. The text is below. Certificate of Appreciation to Henry Stone President and Founder, T.K. Records and Tone Industries In sincerest recognition of invaluable contributions to development of the modern music industry in Dade County. November 4, 1978 Signed by Barry […]
Henry Stone and Hank Ballard and The Midnighters Created The Twist Dance Craze
Before Chubby Checker’s version of The Twist took the world by storm, spawning a Dick Clark fueled dance craze, and a series of answer records that continues till today, it was just another record cut by Henry Stone and Hank Ballard and The Midnighters at the North Miami Armory. It’s all in the book called “Peppermint […]
Henry Stone to be on Miami Music Panel at Miami Art Museum April 5, 2012
If you are in the south Florida area, please join us at the Miami Art Museum on April 5th as Henry Stone is featured on the panel for “Miami Vinyl: Part one (1960s-early 70s)”. RSVP on Facebook. Miami Art Museum 101 West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130 Thursday, April 5, 2012 6:00pm until 9:00pm Part […]
History of Henry Stone Music
History of Henry Stone Music Henry Stone, T.K. Office, Hialeah, Florida (1975) AMG Biography Born June 3, 1921, in the Bronx, NY, Henry Stone began playing the trumpet in his teens, inspired by jazz great Louis Armstrong. Later at a military camp in New Jersey, he played in bands. After being discharged in 1946, he […]
Henry Stone live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum on May 19
On May 19th at 7:00pm, Henry Stone was honored at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum as part of their Songwriters to Soundmen program. The People Behind the Hits took place on Wednesday, May 19 at 7 p.m. in the Rock Hall’s Foster Theater. Stone was interviewed by the Rock Hall’s Vice […]
Henry Stone interviewed on the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show BBC 6 Radio
On December 6th, 2008, Henry Stone had a great interview with Craig Charles on his Funk and Soul Show on Radio BBC 6 in England. They talked about Henry’s 60 year history in the music business in Miami, his first recordings of Ray Charles and James Brown. How Henry discovered KC and the Sunshine Band. […]