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.
- 40th Anniversary March 5, 1963: Their Music Lives On →
Release date: 2003
- 845 Stomp / Earl’s Rumboogie →
Release date: 1947-12
- A Beautiful Waste Of Time →
Release date: 1952-04
- A Collection of Original Gospel and Sacred Songs →
Release date: 1966
- A Collection of Standard Sacred Songs →
Release date: 1959
- A Collection of Standard Sacred Songs →
Release date: 1987
- A Collection of Standard Sacred Songs →
Release date: 2005-02-05
- A Little Lie / Tenderly →
Release date: 1954-04
- A Little Lie / Tenderly →
Release date: 1954-04
- A Love Untrue / I Believe I'll Fall in Love →
Release date: 1951
- A Pretty Wreath for Mother’s Grave / A Rose on God’s Shore →
Release date: 1952
- A Salute to Ellington ↗
Release date: 1957Release genres: jazz · Genre source ↗
- A Soulful Christmas →
Release date: 1968-11-01
- A Soulful Christmas →
Release date: 1968-12
- A Soulful Christmas ↗
Release date: 1968Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- A Tribute to the Late Tiny Bradshaw the Great Composer →
Release date: 1988
- A Variety of Country Songs →
Release date: 1959
- A Variety of Country Songs →
- A Variety of New Sacred Gospel Songs →
Release date: 1968
- Afraid / I Love You Because →
Release date: 1950
- After the Sunrise / Over in the Glory Land →
Release date: 1949
- Ain't It Funky ↗
Release date: 1970-01Release genres: funk · rhythm and blues · soul · Genre source ↗
- Ain't It Funky Now ↗
Release date: 1969Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- Ain't That The Way Life Is / Don't Cry Baby (Things Couldn't Be That Bad) →
Release date: 1964-07
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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