Henry Stone - Dead at 93 RIP

From the news report on Miami New Times...

RIP Henry Stone, King of Independent Records, Dead at 93

Henry Stone, king of the record business, passed away peacefully early August 8, 2014, in Miami.

Throughout almost 80 years of wildly prolific musical activity, the 93-year-old had a hand in every aspect of the music business and was a true pioneer of independent manufacturing, promotion, and distribution.

In the 1970s he ran the biggest independent record company in the world, TK Productions, responsible for the world's first global disco hit, George McCrae's genre defining "Rock Your Baby," penned by the leaders of his biggest act ever, KC & the Sunshine Band. And lest anyone say otherwise, he made many artists very rich, always paid what he owed, and is held in high esteem by 90% of everybody who ever worked with him.

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade/2014/08/rip_henry_stone_king_of_independent_records_dead_at_93.php

A clip from The Legend of Henry Stone

... he’s referring to included Willie Clarke, Betty Wright, and Clarence Reid. They, along with the session musicians ultimately joined Stone in 1968 and immediately began putting out hit songs. Betty Wright’s “Girls Can’t Do What the Guys Do” was #1 on the local R&B station in July 1968, and reached #33 on Billboard’s National Top 40.

In 1969, Stone combined all the music and business talent under one commercial roof, TK Productions. He started labels such as TK Records and others that from 1971 — 1979 produced R&B and Pop Chart hits the world over.

The Miami soul sound had its first breakout hit in 1971 with Clean Up Woman by Betty Wright. Written by locals Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke, with guitar licks provided by bluesman Willie “Little Beaver” Hale...

http://longplaymiami.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/the-legend-of-henry-stone/

http://youtu.be/JRno7Wzo4vQ

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