TK Records

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TK Records was a prominent 1970s American independent record label best known for its influential role in the development and popularization of disco and soul music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American record label
independent record label
record label
activePeriod 1970s
associatedWith Betty Wright
George McCrae
KC and the Sunshine Band
Little Beaver
Peter Brown
Timmy Thomas
contributedTo Miami disco scene
Miami soul scene
country United States of America
surface form: United States
declinePeriod late 1970s
distributionArea United States of America
surface form: United States

international
era pre-digital music industry
foundedBy Henry Stone
Steve Alaimo NERFINISHED
genre R&B
disco
funk
soul music
hasImprint Alston Records
Dash Records
Drive Records
Glades Records NERFINISHED
Marlin Records
inception early 1970s
keyExecutive Henry Stone
Steve Alaimo NERFINISHED
location Hialeah, Florida NERFINISHED
mediaFormat vinyl records
notableFor Miami soul sound
popularization of disco music
popularization of soul music
role in development of disco
parentCompany T.K. Productions
peakCommercialSuccess mid-1970s
reasonForDecline disco backlash in late 1970s
regionallyAssociatedWith Miami
surface form: Miami, Florida
released “Get Down Tonight”
“Rock Your Baby”
“Rockin’ Chair”
“That’s the Way (I Like It)”
“Why Can’t We Live Together”
status defunct
studioFacility TK Studios

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Bobby Caldwell recordLabel TK Records
My Flame recordLabel TK Records