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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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.
- Presenting the Jubalaires →
Release date: 1944-01-26
- Presents His Show of Tomorrow →
Release date: 1968
- Prisoner of Love →
Release date: 1963-09
- Prisoner of Love ↗
Release date: 1963-09Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- Prisoner of Love / Choo-Choo →
Release date: 1963
- Prisoner's Farewell / Sweet Sweet Thing →
Release date: 1944
- Pure Dynamite! Live at The Royal →
Release date: 1964
- Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal ↗
Release date: 1964Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
- Quiet Whiskey / Down Boy Down →
Release date: 1953
- Rags to Riches / Don’t Thank Me →
Release date: 1953-10
- Rags to Riches / Don’t Thank Me →
Release date: 1953-10
- Real Good Feelin' / I'd Feel Just Like a Millionaire →
Release date: 1952-01-07
- Red Boy At The Mardi Gras / Pot Likker →
Release date: 1949-07-23
- Reno & Smiley's Variety Show →
Release date: 1965
- Return of Stagolee →
Release date: 1959
- Ride, Daddy, Ride! And Other Songs of Love →
Release date: 2002
- Right Around the Corner / When You Walked Through the Door →
Release date: 1956-01
- Risqué Blues →
Release date: 2004
- Risqué Blues →
Release date: 2004
- Risqué Blues →
Release date: 2004
- Risqué Blues, Volume 2 →
Release date: 2019-03-29
- Risqué Blues: It Ain’t the Meat →
Release date: 1995
- Risqué Blues: Sixty Minute Man →
Release date: 1995-11-03
- Rock and Roll With →
Release date: 1955
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 ↗
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- 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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