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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Genres & artists
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.
- It's a New Day ↗
Release date: 1970Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In ↗
Release date: 1970-06Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- It’s Twistin’ Time / Autumn Breeze →
Release date: 1962-03
- It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World →
Release date: 1966-07
- It’s a Mother →
Release date: 1969-10
- It’s a New Day - Let a Man Come In →
Release date: 1970-06
- I’ll Be There / Steamboat Bill Boogie →
Release date: 1951
- I’ll Drown in My Tears / Clang! Clang! Clang! →
Release date: 1951
- I’ll Meet You in Church Sunday Morning →
Release date: 1998
- I’m Going to Have Myself a Ball / Butterfly →
Release date: 1950-09
- I’ve Been All Around This World →
Release date: 1946-02
- Jack and Jill Boogie / Lonesome Wind Blues →
Release date: 1948-10-12
- James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul →
Release date: 1968
- James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul ↗
Release date: 1968Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- James Brown Sings Christmas Songs ↗
Release date: 1966Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- James Brown Sings Raw Soul →
Release date: 1967
- James Brown Sings Raw Soul ↗
Release date: 1967Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- James Brown and His Famous Flames Sing Christmas Songs →
Release date: 1966
- James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A. ↗
Release date: 1962Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- Jealous →
Release date: 1973
- John Lee Hooker Sings Blues →
Release date: 1960
- John Lee Hooker Sings Blues →
Release date: 1997-09-23
- John Lee Hooker Sings Blues →
- John Three Sixteen / My Father's Mansion →
Release date: 1952-05-06
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 ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Baby Lloyd Stallworth ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Beau Dollar ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Big Maybelle ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Bill Doggett ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Bobby Bennett ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Bobby Byrd ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Bonnie Lou ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Boyd Bennett ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Cowboy Copas ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Don Reno ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Earl Bostic ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Eddie Kirkland ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Eddie Vinson ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Floyd Robinson ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- George Shuffler ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Hank Ballard ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Hardrock Gunter ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Hawkshaw Hawkins ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Henry D. "Homer" Haynes ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Homer and Jethro ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Ivory Joe Hunter ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- J. E. Mainer ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
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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