Henry Stone and Morris Levy Team In New Distributorship – Billboard (1983)

Stone, Levy Team In New Distributorship LOS ANGELES – As rumored, longtime Florida wholesaler Henry Stone has re-entered independent label distribution, partnered with veteran label chief Morris Levy (Billboard, Oct. 22). Stone says he will concentrate on 12-inch dance and r&b labels at the start . Independent Record Distributing starts Monday ( 14) at 4-01 […]

Bob’s Record Shop Grand Opening, Overtown – Miami Times (1953)

Bob’s Record Shop. 907 N.W. 2nd Ave. Formal Opening. Saturday, November 7, 1953. Come to our opening and meet Jockey Jack in person. He will be glad to present you with an autographed photo. Jockey Jack will be here between 7-9p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Make Bob’s Record Shop your headquarters for the latest hit records […]

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 […]

Inside The Music Biz at Sweat Records

Back in 2005, Sweat Records opened on a dusty block of NE 2nd Ave. No other record stores were in sight for miles in the barren wasteland of the city street. Suddenly racks of independent records appeared, and the people had music. And it was good. That’s something like what Henry Stone first experienced when […]