Walton Music was established in 1950 by Norman Luboff as a publishing house for Luboff's choral arrangements and compositions. Today, Walton serves the choral community by publishing works by noted composers such as Eric Whitacre and Ola Gjeilo, and promoting both new composition and the preservation of classics such as Vivaldi's Gloria. Editions in the Walton catalog number in the thousands.

Gunilla Luboff (spouse of the late Norman Luboff) worked for many years as the owner and editor of Walton Music. During Gunilla's tenure, she maintained and expanded the Walton catalog, helping it to become one of the leading choral catalogs in the United States and a well-respected catalog across the world. Originally from Sweden, Gunilla helped to establish Walton as a champion of Scandinavian choral music, making Scandinavian works more readily available in the United States.

In October 2013, the Walton catalog was acquired by GIA Publications, a publisher located in Chicago, Illinois, with a history of over 70 years.

Jah Croix a singer, songwriter, producer and  the founder of Blackstone Records was born on February 3, 1973 in Christiansted, the capital of St. Croix US Virgin Islands.  From a young age (while still in the womb) his parents played music and sang songs for him and brought him up to play piano, guitar, violin and sing in various school and church choirs at the time.  Jah Croix has always been surrounded by music.  His dad being a skilled musician plays the piano, organ and guitar and is the organist for his church has appeared on local television broadcasts with a quartet group that he formed in the 1970s.

At age 16, Jah Croix moved back to  St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, with his parents, after having spent four years in Florida and cultivated a deep interest in reggae/dancehall music through listening to artists, including Bob Marley, Shabba Ranks, Bunny Wailer, Greggory Isaacs, Barrington Levy and Burning Spear.  "I am still amazed, at the absence of positive up-liftment found in other popular forms of music when compared to reggae music".  It wasn't until his early twenties, Jah Croix began chanting in the dorm rooms of college friends also from the Virgin Islands about various life experiences.

It wasn't until much later that Jah Croix a name that he took on - a combination of his birth place and a respect for the Almighty started recording various songs on well known riddims.  Jah Croix’s songs delve into a wide range of issues, relationships including cultural living, nature, strengthening of all peoples, especially Africans, and spiritual growth.

Jah Croix’s album, “Higher Heights" (August 2012), was released as an independent label.

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