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Teaching school during a lot of this period? >> willie: yeah, i was teaching school. i would walk in the front door of the school, look around, put my sign in and walk out of the back door. and go straight to the studio. but you know, the principal knew what i was doing. >> anthony: yep. >> willie: i did most of the deep city music using that technique. ♪ ♪ if only i could fly i would take to the air ♪ >> anthony: you're still out there so your songs are still being played, still being sampled, which is good, right? >> willie: that's great. it weren't for the samples, i that kept us aliv...

Writing partner clarence "blowfly" reed wrote such classics as "clean up woman" and "rocking chair." deep city was miamis answer to motown. a unique sound. >> anthony: 50 years, 100 years from now, search and punch in the miami sound, your name is going to come up right away as principal creator of the miami sound. what were the distinctive features of the music you were making that separated it from motown, philadelphia, new york? >> willie: the culture was a mixture of bahamian, jamaican, and then some people came down from georgia and alabama, but that bahamian influence was dominant. >> an...

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. >> 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 clascs as ...

And go straight to the studio. but you know, the principal knew what i was doing. >> anthony: yep. >> willie: i did most of the deep city music using that technique. ♪ ♪ if only i could fly i would take to the air ♪ >> anthony: you're still out there so your songs are still being played, still being sampled, which is good, right? that's great. >> willie: it weren't for the samples, i that kept us alive was europe. >> anthony: the collectors must go crazy. maniac collectors in europe and japan. >> willie: if i had known back then, i guess we would still be over there. biggest motown or bi...

What i was doing. >> anthony: yep. >> willie: i did most of the deep city music using that technique. ♪ ♪ if only i could fly i would take to the air ♪ >> anthony: you're still out there so your songs are still being played, still being sampled, which is good, right? that's great. >> willie: it weren't for the samples, i that kept us alive was europe. >> anthony: the collectors must go crazy. maniac collectors in europe and japan. >> willie: if i had known back then, i guess we would still be over there. biggest motown or bigger. >> anthony: this is an island, isn't it? it is kind of an ...