TOMMY COUCH
Instruments: Producer, Studio Owner
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth: Tuscumbia, Alabama
A native of Tuscumbia, Tommy Couch entered into the business of music while a
student at the University of Mississippi where he began booking acts for local parties
and dances.
Following his graduation with a degree in pharmacy, Couch continued his
activities as a booking agent. In 1967, he formed Malaco Records in Jackson, Ms., a
company which has become the largest Black record company in the country.
During the rise of the company, Couch has produced many hits including two
albums nominated for Grammys, Dorothy Moore's "Misty Blue" which sold two million
copies, and Mississippi Fred McDowell's "I Do Not Play No Rock and Roll".
Couch also produced the breakthrough album by Z.Z. Hill, "Down Home Blues"
which went gold.
In 1985, Couch along with partners Gerald "Wolf" Stephenson and Stewart
Madison purchased Muscle Shoals Sound Studios and publishing companies. They
have also expanded their operations to include Savoy Records, Muscle Shoals Sound
Gospel Records, and publishing outlets in Nashville and London.
Among the artists included on the labels are Johnnie Taylor, Denise LaSalle,
Bobby "Blue" Bland, Little Milton, The Williams Brothers, The Mississippi Mass Choir,
Dorothy Moore, The Annointed Pace Sisters, Jackson Southernaires and many others.
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