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.
- Johnny Cash Is a Friend of Mine →
Release date: 1998
- Johnny “Guitar” Watson →
Release date: 1963
- Jole Blon's Ghost / Lost John Boogie →
Release date: 1948-05-03
- Jole Blon's Ghost / Lost John Boogie →
Release date: 1948
- Jordan →
Release date: 2021-04-30
- Jumpin →
Release date: 1962
- Junior Blues / Scroogli-Oli-Re-Bos →
Release date: 1947
- Just You and Me, Darling ↗
Release date: 1961Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
- Just a Real Nice American Family →
Release date: 1964
- Keep On Keeping On / I'm Slowly Molding →
Release date: 1968
- Keep Them Cold Icey Fingers Off Of Me / Port To Portal Pay →
Release date: 1947-02
- Keep on the Firing Line / Rock of Ages Hide Thou Me →
Release date: 1948-03-27
- Kentucky Mountain / Heartbreak Ridge →
Release date: 1951-11
- Key West Rhumba / Goobala-Goobala →
- King Anthology of Risque Blues →
Release date: 2001
- King-Federal Rockabillys →
- King’s Ransom Pak →
- Knockin’ Blues / The Train Kept A-Rollin’ →
Release date: 1951
- Learnin’ the Blues / May I Never Love Again →
Release date: 1955-07
- Leave My Kitten Alone ↗
Release date: 1995-11-20Release genres: rock and roll · Genre source ↗
- Let Yourself Go ↗
Release date: 1967Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn ↗
Release date: 1969Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- Let's Dance →
- Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go ↗
Release date: 1960Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
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 ↗
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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