George McCrae Wins Rolling Stone Music Award 1974 – Best Single Of The Year
The 1974 Rolling Stone Music Awards – Best Single of The Year, “Rock Your Baby,” George McCrae. T.K. Productions – 495 S.E. 10th Court – Hialeah, Florida 33010 – (305) 888-1685
Peter Brown “Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me” The First Gold Disco 12″ Ever
The First Gold Disco 12″ Ever Congratulations Peter Brown and thanks for funking us up with “Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me” Drive Records 6258. Written by Peter Brown, Robert Rans. Produced by Cory Wade. TK Productions. September 3, 1977.
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 […]
Henry Stone In Music Retailer 1976: “TK Productions, The Independent’s Independent”
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 […]
Henry Stone in BILLBOARD: “1976 Will Be The Year Of Independent Distribution”
BILLBOARD Magazine is America’s longest running music charting publication, and one of Henry Stone’s most prolific promoters. Of all the media companies that wrote about Henry Stone, like The New York Times, The Miami Herald, The LA Times, Ocean Drive, Cash Box, and Record World, BILLBOARD wrote about him the most, going all the way […]
Arnold Albury & the Casuals – “That’s A Bet” – Dade Records (1970)
Arnold “Hoss” Albury is a king of the musical keys, and his Florida sound has gone around the world and back. In college he was one of the “Marching One Hundreds” of Florida A&M University. In Miami, he percolated through Henry Stone’s many labels sharpening his chops as a songwriter, earning influential credits, and playing […]
Top 10 Hip Hop Samples of KC & The Sunshine Band
10. TLC – Hat 2 Da Back Sample of “What Makes You Happy” 9. Mos Def – May December Sample of “Rock Your Baby” 8. The Jaz feat. Jay Z – “Pumpin’” Sample of “I Get Lifted” 7. 50 Cent feat Tony Yayo – I Just Wanna Sample of “”That’s The Way […]