TK Productions Expansion (1978)
Nickie Lee – “The Ten Commandments of Man” – Dade Records – Record World (1967)
Deejay Nickie Lee of WAME, Miami, was cut by Henry Stone on Dade label on a fantastically funny thing called “The 10 Commandments of Man.” It broke quickly in Miami, and Atlantic has it…
Roy Gaines – “Loud Mouth Lucy” and “I’m Setting You Free” – Chart Records – Cash Box (1955)
Roy Gaines – Chart 606 “Loud Mouth Lucy” (2:57) [Chuck Willis] Roy Gaines sings a down home blues about his talkative pretty baby. Ok with sales potential strongest in the southern market. “I’m Setting You Free” (2:45) [Sherlyn BMI – Lewis] Gaines is going to see his lawyer to set her free. A slow blues […]
Rickey Calloway Is The King Of Funk – New Album – Break Down
Hey There Funksters, Happy Independence Weekend, Check Out The New Rickey Calloway Album – King Of Funk – Break Down !! All New Mixes, Remixes, and Instrumentals Direct From The Master Tapes – Never Heard Before. Rickey Calloway Has Been Puttin’ It Down On Wax Since 1968, His Original Records Sell For Hundreds Of Dollars, […]
Top 10 DeLuxe Records
One day in 1955, Syd Nathan called Henry Stone in Miami and said, “Drive up to Macon and check on this guy with the “Please, Please, Please” and sign him to DeLuxe.” Nathan had called his other cronie Ralph Bass and told him the same thing, except Bass was in Alabama when he got the […]
These 10 Marlin Records Will Blow Your Mind
In the mid 1950’s Henry Stone founded Marlin Productions and the Marlin record label to focus on blues, soul, funk, jazz, avant-garde, and instrumental releases from some of the top studio musicians in the country. Early forays into electronic music production also saw the light of day thanks to this label. Few other American imprints […]
R&B Version of Nancy Sinatra’s “Boots” by The Five Steps – Cash Box (1966)
R&B Version Of ‘Boots’ NEW YORK— A R&B version of the Nancy Sinatra smash, “These Boots Are Made For Walking” was released last week on the Dade label. Dade is the Florida label owned by Henry Stone of Tone Distributors in Miami. Instrumental version of the Lee Hazelwood tune was recorded by the new group […]
“TK Records Grows Into A Major Label” – Record World (1978)
Record World’s Black Music Association / r&b Special marks the year of many major turning points and successes for TK Productions. TK has grown from a small r&b label to a major album label with gold and platinum albums by artists KC and The Sunshine Band, Betty Wright, Peter Brown and Foxy. The label is […]