Miami Moves Up As Soul Center – Billboard Magazine 1974

Great article here by Art Kapper in a year end issue of Billboard Magazine, 1974. Henry Stone’s T.K. Productions was entering its most prolific phase; and spurred on by a series of platinum albums, the company went on to move over a hundred million physical units around the world. Take a look at this article […]

Henry Stone Appoints Bud Katzel GM of T.K. Productions – Record World 1979

“TK Names Katzel GM/Asst. To President MIAMI – Henry Stone, president of TK Productions, has announced the appointment of Bud Katzel to the position of general manager and assistant to the president for the company. Katzel, who will be moving to the company’s main office, is currently working out of the TK offices in New […]

Top 10 Drive Records Albums From the 1970s: Soul, Funk, and Disco

10. The J.B.’s – Just Wanna Make You Dance “Just wanna make you dance, forget about romance, cause you can make love when the party’s over.” This funky cut by the James Brown band is co-written by James Brown, produced by James Brown, and is a hard stop journey through a world of cool where […]

KC and The Sunshine Band Sampled by Notorious B.I.G.

What does Miami r&b, dance, and funk have to do with Biggie Smalls? KC and The Sunshine Band are one of the most sampled groups in hip hop, and featured on tracks for artists including the Notorious B.I.G., Fifty Cent, Jay Z, Trick Daddy, Fabolous, Black Eyed Peas, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Digital Underground, N.W.A., Big […]

The T.K. Productions Family Lived an Epic That Shall Never Be Forgotten

The above photo was taken behind the scenes of the documentary filming of the movie about Henry Stone’s life and work in the music business. That film is called Record Man and it won the Orlando International Film Festival. A distribution deal for wide release is currently in the works with a major company. Look […]