Malaco Records

Malaco Records Malaco Records was started in 1962 by University of Mississippi students Tommy Couch and Wolf Stevenson to promote concerts in the Jackson, Mississippi, area. After graduation, they joined with Couch’s brother-in-law, Mitchell Malouf , to form the promotion company Malaco. The name comes from a combination of the names Malouf and Couch. Malaco Records became a major force in the U.S. gospel, rhythm and blues, and soul production market during the last two decades of the twentieth…