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In July 1989, Pebbles formed the Atlanta-based production company Pebbitone and founded her own record label, Savvy Records. Pebbitone managed TLC, which was signed with her then husband L.A. Reid's record label LaFace Records.
- Perri Arlette McKissack
- August 29, 1964 (age 59), Oakland, California, U.S.
- Singer, songwriter, businesswoman, music executive, producer
Feb 2, 2024 · Beginning their career in Atlanta, the group signed outrageously unfair contracts with their manager, Perri “Pebbles” Reid, and their record label, LaFace Records—a joint venture with...
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Dec 6, 2020 · The group was famously unhappy with their deal, which led to TLC suing LaFace Records and Pebbitone in 1994, claiming that they were only paid $50,000 each between 1993 and 1994 despite...
TLC also worked with L.A. Reid’s label, LaFace Records. Pebbles had a warm personal relationship with the girls, who spent many hours hanging out at her home and office, dreaming up what the band should look and sound like. “It was like a big slumber party,” the manager would later describe.
Prior to the release of Always, Pebbles and L.A. Reid married in 1989. Following the release of that album, she began managing TLC under her Pebbitone company while they signed to LaFace...
The songs "Girlfriend" and "Mercedes Boy" became top 5 smashes on both the pop and R&B charts. The videos for the singles also played in heavy rotation on MTV, VH1, and BET. In the late '80s, Pebbles married record producer Antonio "LA" Reid, who had recently co-founded LaFace Records with Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds.
Jun 3, 2020 · After thrusting a promising Bobby Brown into superstardom with the seismic Don’t Be Cruel, and injecting platinum success into the catalogs of The Boys, Pebbles and The Whispers, a lucrative...