About this catalogue entry
King Records is included in this music label directory with a US territory association. The source classifies its type as Original Production.
Source note: American R&B label from Cincinnati, 1943-75
Historical entity: the source marks this entity as ended in 1975. This is not an active-status verification.
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Associated release artists
Showing 80 of 208 credited artists. Explore the sourced release pages below for more credits.
Release credits do not imply a current signing or an exclusive artist roster.
Selected releases
965 sourced releases in this catalogue. This is a partial collection, sorted by title; it is not a complete discography or a latest-release feed.
- I Need the Prayers / Through the Pearly Gate →
Release date: 1952-10-27
- I Want My Fanny Brown / All She Wants to Do Is Rock →
Release date: 1949
- I Want a Home in Dixie / I Had My Fingers Crossed →
Release date: 1951-09-03
- I Want to Live With Mommy There / Story of the Orphan →
Release date: 1950-08-21
- I Was Sorta Wonderin' / The Leaves Mustn't Fall →
Release date: 1950
- I'll Fly Away / I've Made a Covenant With My Lord →
Release date: 1949-05-24
- I'll Give 'Em Rhythm / I Put My Britches on Just Like Everybody Else →
Release date: 1955-09-19
- I'll Meet You in the Morning / Jesus Hold My Hand →
Release date: 1950-03-21
- I'll Sail My Ship Alone / Moon's Tune →
Release date: 1949
- I'll Sail My Ship Alone / Moon's Tune →
Release date: 1949-12
- I'll Walk a Country Mile / Command Me →
Release date: 1955
- I'll Walk a Country Mile / Command Me →
Release date: 1955
- I'll Walk a Country Mile / Command Me →
Release date: 1955
- I'll Work It Out / Answer to Mother Popcorn →
Release date: 1969-09
- I'll Write Your Name in the Sand →
Release date: 1961
- I'm Alone / My Kinda Girl →
Release date: 1964
- I'm Really Needin' You / Beatin' Round the Bush →
Release date: 1952-07-21
- I'm Shakin' / A Cottage for Sale →
Release date: 1960-04
- I'm Square Dab From the Country (And the Country's Still in Me) / Red Ball to Natchez →
Release date: 1949-11-01
- I'm Tore Up ↗
Release date: 1964
- I'm Using My Bible for a Roadmap →
Release date: 1970
- I'm Waiting Just for You →
Release date: 1953
- I'm Waiting Just for You / Bongo Boogie →
Release date: 1951-05
- I'm on My Way / I Ain't Nothin' but a Tomcat's Kitten →
Release date: 1951-06-04
Artists linked to this entry
60 artists have a direct label association in Wikidata. These statements may be historical; they do not confirm a current contract or a release credit.
- Abu Talib ↗
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- Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley ↗
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- Baby Lloyd Stallworth ↗
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- Beau Dollar ↗
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- Big Maybelle ↗
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- Bill Doggett ↗
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- Bobby Bennett ↗
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- Bobby Byrd ↗
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- Bonnie Lou ↗
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- Boyd Bennett ↗
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- Cowboy Copas ↗
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- Don Reno ↗
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- Earl Bostic ↗
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- Eddie Kirkland ↗
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- Eddie Vinson ↗
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- Floyd Robinson ↗
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- George Shuffler ↗
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- Hank Ballard ↗
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- Hardrock Gunter ↗
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- Hawkshaw Hawkins ↗
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- Henry D. "Homer" Haynes ↗
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- Homer and Jethro ↗
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- Ivory Joe Hunter ↗
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- J. E. Mainer ↗
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Founders
1 founding relationships reported by MusicBrainz. Dates describe the founding event, not a period of employment or a current role.
- Syd Nathan →
Founding date not specified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
Recording contracts
2 sourced relationships. These source records may be historical and do not confirm a current roster or contract.
- Bill Beach →
Dates not specified · Marked as ended in the source · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
- Ruby Wright Rapp →
Dates not specified · No end flag in the source; current status unverified · MusicBrainz relationship source ↗
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