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Promoting local talent. the label became a showcase for artists like betty wright, frank williams and the rocketeers. >> anthony: everything you've ever been credited for either producing or writing, it is a very, very long list, quite an amazing list. >> willie: it is about 1200. >> anthony: 1200 songs. >> willie: it just flows. i'm like a song mechanic. you bring it to me. i'll help you fix it. >> anthony: william and his writing partner clarence "blowfly" reed wrote such classics as "clean up woman" and "rocking chair." deep city was miamis answer to motown. >> anthony: 50 years, 100 years

The music, the original miami sound we're talking about, came from this man, willie clark and this place. >> what was this space originally? >> this was a little restaurant smaller than this and we were on the other side with the record shop. >> now it looks like a nondescript barbecue joint, but back in 1963 it was the home of deep city records. willie clark and his business partner johnny peersol started deep city, recording and promoting local talent. the label became a showcase for artists like betty wright, frank williams and the rocketeers. >> everything you've ever been credited for for...

Out of johnny's record shop. the label became a showcase for artists like betty wright, frank williams and the rocketeers. johnny killens and the dynamites. everything you're ever been credited for for either producing or writing, it is a very, very long list, quite an amazing list. >> it's about 1,200. >> 1,200 songs. >> it just flows. i'm like a song mechanic. you bring it to me. i'll help you fix it. >> william and his writing partner clarence "blowfly" reed wrote such classics as "clean up woman" and "rocking chair." and "willing and able." deep city was miami's answer to motown, the uniqu...

Deep city, recording and promoting local talent. the label became a showcase for artists like betty wright, frank williams and the rocketeers. >> everything you've ever been credited for for either producing or writing, it is a very, very long list, quite an amazing list. >> it is about 1200. >> 1200 songs. >> it just flows. i'm like a song mechanic. you bring it to me. i'll help you fix it. >> william and his writing partner clarence "blowfly" reed wrote such classics as "clean up woman" and "rocking chair." >> 50 years, 100 years from now, if you were to do an internet search and punch in th...

Partner johnny peersol started deep city, recording and promoting local talent out of johnny's record shop. the label became a showcase for artists like betty wright, frank williams and the rocketeers. johnny killens and the dynamites. >> everything you've ever been credited for for either producing or writing, it is a very, very long list, quite an amazing list. >> it is about 1200. >> 1200 songs. >> it just flows. i'm like a song mechanic. you bring it to me. i'll help you fix it. >> william and his writing partner clarence "blowfly" reed wrote such classics as "clean up woman" and "rocking ...