Stones Throw to Release Album From Tony Cook, Long-Time James Brown Drummer

In Stones Throw's bio of 30-year James Brown drummer Tony Cook, it is said that Cook's 1984 single "On the Floor" was originally a rap record. Cook says, "...we didn't know what to call it, but it definitely wasn't a rap record. When we released it in 1984 the phrase ‘garage’ came out, then ‘house’ came out, and someone called it ‘The Granddaddy of all House Records,’ so we knew we had something different and new.” read more

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