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A CONVERSATION WITH WOLF STEPHENSON

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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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SOUL FOOD MUSIC

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