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.
- Singin’ and Swingin’ →
Release date: 1959
- Sings Christmas Songs →
Release date: 1961
- Sings His All-Time Greatest Hits →
Release date: 1988
- Sings Merle Haggard →
Release date: 2002
- Sings Merle Haggard →
Release date: 2002-08-13
- Sings Sixteen of His Greatest Hits →
Release date: 1988
- Sings the Backporch Blues →
Release date: 1962
- Sittin' On It All The Time / Baby, Shame On You →
Release date: 1949
- Sittin' on It All the Time / Baby, Shame on You →
Release date: 1949
- Sixteen All-Time Favorites →
Release date: 1958
- Sixteen Sacred Songs Vol. 2 →
Release date: 1958
- Sixteen Sacred Songs, Vol. 2 →
Release date: 1988
- Sixty Minute Man →
Release date: 1997
- Sleep / There's a Difference →
Release date: 1960
- Sloop and Slide / My Sun Is Going Down →
Release date: 1966-01
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes / For You →
Release date: 1952
- So Long / Dancin’ Little Thing →
Release date: 1964-06
- Sock Hop →
Release date: 1995
- Some Day You'll Pay / My Heart Will Be Cryin' →
Release date: 1950-06
- Somebody, Somewhere (Hear My Plea) / Be My Little Chick-A-Dee →
Release date: 1964
- Someone Will Love Me in Heaven →
Release date: 1959
- Someone's Rocking My Dream Boat / When You Come to the End of the Day →
Release date: 1955
- Something to Brag About →
Release date: 2004
- Song of the Bayou / The Deacon Don't Like It →
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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