Title: Michael Stone collection
Inclusive Dates: 1975-2014

Creator:

• Stone, Michael (Musician)

Unique Identifier: mml022

Quantity: Collection includes: photograph prints; documents; 45 audio discs ; LPs ; audio cassettes; CDs.

• 0.19 Linear Feet
• 1 half-letter document box

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mills Music Library

Archival Location:

UW-Madison Libraries, Mills Music (Map)

Abstract:

Michael Stone is a guitarist and vocalist from Madison, Wisconsin. The collection consists of Michael Stone's commercial recordings, as well those from bands he performed with including the Roots Band, Blackstone Reggae Allstars and the Kingtown Rockers. The collection also contains press releases and promotional photographs.

Language: English .

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mus-mml022

This collection includes no known access restrictions.

Gift of Michael Stone, 2019

Organized into three series: I. Manuscripts, II. Photographs, III. Sound Recordings.

Michael Stone is a reggae and rock guitarist, vocalist and songwriter from Madison, Wisconsin. The collection contains commercial recordings from throughout Michael Stone's musical career, beginning with the single "Rock is Rolling Forward/Rasta Dread", which was released in 1975 under the name Gittar Dread. Stone's next release was with the Roots Band, which formed in Madison in 1976 with fellow songwriters Marcos Gonzalez and Dave Plaehn.

In the 1980s, he released several records with Stone Foundation and Reggae Allstars, produced an EP for Tina and the Tigers featuring Clyde Stubblefield, and wrote the lyrics for "The End of Bigotry", performed by Michael St. John and a chorus of children from Madison area schools. He recorded two albums, "Strength in Numbers" and "Time Stand Still", at Smart Studios in Madison.

In 1991, Michael Stone was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Reggae Album at the GRAMMY awards, and was nominated again for Best Rock Vocal – Male and Best Rock Song for the single "Speak Your Truth" in 1993. In 2007, he performed on an album by the Blackstone Reggae Allstars, and in 2011 he joined with Peter "Ras Kikit" Johnston, Stefan Truesdell, and Jack Whitney to form the Kingtown Rockers. Several of Stone's earlier records were rereleased by Boat Recordings in 2014.

[Title of item], Michael Stone collection. Mills Music Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Michael Stone Collection is housed in one archival box and arranged in three series. Series have been designated for manuscript materials, photographs and sound recordings.

Series one contains eight press releases and newspaper clippings, describing several of the commercially released sound recordings held in the collection.

Series two contains four publicity photographs for several of the performing groups featured in the sound recordings.

Series three contains three 45s, two audio cassettes and four CDs of commercially released music by Michael Stone and other artists. There are also seven CD-Rs containing digital copies of tracks from the commercial releases.

Collection materials may be subject to laws governing rights. Researchers are solely responsible for determining the rights status of the materials they use. Permission may be required for some uses such as publication or reproduction.

Reggae musicFolk-rock musicRock musicSound recordingsKingtown Rockers; Roots Band; Blackstone Reggae Allstars; Michael St. John and Friends; Cowan, James; Tina and the Tigers; Stubblefield, Clyde; Chain Gang (Reggae group); Stone Foundation (Reggae group); Gittar Dread

1	Series: Papers, 1989-2014
Box [89131418402]   1   folder 1	Press releases and articles, 1989-2014
2	Series: Photographs, 1982-2011	⇧
Box [89131418402]   1   folder 2	Promotional photographs, 1982-2011
3	Series: Sound Recordings, 1975-2014	⇧
A	Subseries: Audio Tapes, 1989-1990
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audiocassette 3	The end of bigotry / Michael St. John and Friends, 1989 Physical Description: Audiocassette
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audiocassette 4	Reggae rockers / Stone, Michael 1990 Physical Description: Audiocassette
B	Subseries: Audio Discs, 1975-2014	⇧
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audio-CD 5	Jumpin' Jack Flash / Kingtown Rockers, 2011 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audio-CD 6	The Roots Band - 1977, 2014 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audio-CD 7	1. Strength in numbers, 2. Time stand still / Stone, Michael 2014 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audio-CD 8	The king sound legacy / Blackstone Reggae Allstars, 2007 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audio-CD 9	1. Stone Foundation, 2. Roots Band, 3. Gittar Dread 1975-1982 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audio-CD 10	Chain gang / D.J. International, 1992 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audio-CD 11	Tina & the Tigers featuring Clyde Stubblefield, 1984 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audio-CD 12	1. Kings house, 2. 7, 3. Jamaica/USA / Stone Foundation 1983-1986 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audio-CD 13	1. Stone Foundation, 2. Home made album, 3. The Roots Band 1975-1982 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audio-CD 14	The end of Bigotry / Michael St. John and Friends, 1989 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   othertype 15	1. Rock is rolling forward, 2. Rasta dread / Gittar Dread and Bongo Gwany 1975 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : analog, 45 rpm ; 7 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   othertype 16	1. Festival time, 2. Silent night / The Roots Band 1977 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : analog, 45 rpm ; 7 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   othertype 17	Stone foundation / Stone, Michael ; Cowan, James 1982 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : analog, 45 rpm ; 7 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audio-LP 18	Home made album / 92 FM Mad City, 1977 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in.
Audio [89131418402]   1   Audio-CD 19	Reggae Rockers / Stone, Michael 1990 Physical Description: 1 audio disc : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.