Betty Wright & Deep City Records ~ Willie Clarke - 1

FAMU classmates  Willie J. Clarke and Johnny Pearsall established  Deep City Records, creating the original Miami Sound.  When they discovered teenager Betty Wright ("Clean Up Woman"), they knew they had found a voice who could be matched with the funkier compositions of songwriters Clarke and Clarence Reid. Clarke recounts the history and rise of Deep City Records.
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Chapters

• 0:54 Meeting Betty Wright
• 4:53 Deep City Records: Meeting Johnny Pearsall
• 5:38 Willie's musical childhood
• 5:38 FAMU's Marching 100 Band
• 9:19 Meeting Clarence Reid
• 11:34 Willie and Johnny collaborate
• 13:38 Creating Deep City Records
• 15:50 Opening Johnny's Record
• 17:03 Betty walks into Johnny's Records
• 23:26 Betty lies about her age...
• 27:08 Signing a contract and meeting Betty's mom
• 31:09 How to get a record played on the radio
• 34:18 Making "Paralyzed" a hit record
• 38:34 "Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do"
• 39:14 Moving Betty to TK Productions and Henry Stone
• 40:06 Helene and Johnny
• 41:25 Success with Betty!
• 42:34 Making money in the music industry