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.
- Rockin' At Midnight →
Release date: 1954
- Rockin' Chair Money / When Snowflakes Fall →
Release date: 1946
- Rockin' on the Waves / If We Never Meet Again →
Release date: 1946-11-23
- Rockin’ on the Waves →
Release date: 1997
- Rock’n Roll Dance Party →
Release date: 1958
- Roger Miller Inducted Into the Hall of Fame 1995 →
Release date: 1999-11-16
- Rollin' Along With Grandpa Jones →
Release date: 1963
- Rollin’ on Rubber Wheels / How You’ve Tortured My Mind →
Release date: 1965
- Sacred Gospel Hymns From the Bible Belt →
Release date: 1966
- Sacred Songs →
Release date: 1959
- Sacred Songs →
Release date: 1958
- Sacred Songs →
Release date: 1958
- Salvation Has Been Brought Down / When the Good Lord Cares →
Release date: 1947-08-16
- Sand Mountain Blues / I Swear by the Stars →
Release date: 1950-03-13
- Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay ↗
Release date: 1970Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- Say It / Messin' Up →
Release date: 1957-10
- Say It Loud - I’m Black and I’m Proud →
Release date: 1968
- Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud ↗
Release date: 1969Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud ↗
Release date: 1968-08Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- Say It Loud: I’m Black and I’m Proud →
Release date: 1969-03
- Scamparoo / Relaxing →
Release date: 1948
- School Bell Rock / Ain’t No Rocking No More →
Release date: 1959-09
- September Song / Sleep →
Release date: 1951-01
- Seven Nights to Rock / Honolulu Rock-A Roll-A →
Release date: 1956
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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