
Tommy Couch and Gerald “Wolf” Stephenson built Malaco Records, the premier label for Southern soul, soul-blues and gospel music, out of a booking partnership they started to bring rhythm & blues acts to their fraternity while they were pharmacy students at Ole Miss in the 1960s.
Malaco became the label of choice for a select crop of leading stars on the soul and blues circuit, including Bobby Bland, Little Milton, Denise LaSalle, Latimore, Johnnie Taylor, Tyrone Davis, and others whose records, co-produced by Couch and Stephenson, continued to sell to a large African American audience.
Malaco’s gospel division likewise rose to the top of its genre, too, especially after the acquisition of the historic Savoy Records catalog.
On This week’s edition of The EntreMusician Podcast, host Danny Jones interviews the stalwart Wolf Stephenson to discuss Malaco’s vibrant history, confident future and the present state of the music industry.
SHOW NOTES
00:00 - SHOW OPEN & INTRO
01:34 - THE JOURNEY
07:50 - MALACO RECORDS
09:54 - THE CREOLE BEETHOVEN / Wardell Joseph Quezergue
11:27 - GROOVE ME & MR BIG STUFF
21:04 - THE LAST SOUL COMPANY (BOOK)
22:19 - IRMA THOMAS
29:00 - MUSCLE SHOALS
33:02 - CULINARY PRODUCTION
40:46 - TAPE VAULTS
48:44 - Q-TIPS!
49:18 - TECHNOLOGY - DOLBY/ATMOS
57:00 - JOHNNIE TAYLOR
1:03:58 - AARON NEVILLE & BOBBY BLUE BLAND
1:10:07 - CISSY HOUSTON1:20:12 - THANKFUL & BLESSED1:21:34 - SHOW CLOSE
Enjoy!
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Theme Music is "YOYO" written by G.H. Beulah, Jr. & J. Herod, Jr.
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