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.
- Stranger in Paradise / Changing Partners →
Release date: 1954
- Strictly Country Tunes →
Release date: 1959
- Suede Jacket / Lion’s Roar →
Release date: 1948
- Sugaree / Rain Down Tears →
Release date: 1959
- Sunny Side Of The Mountain →
Release date: 1951-11-03
- Super Bad ↗
Release date: 1971Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- Super Bad ↗
Release date: 1970Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- Sure Things →
- Sure Things ↗
Release date: 1961Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- Swampwater →
Release date: 1971-01
- Sweet Anita / It Ain't No Good →
Release date: 1947-11
- Sweet Little Baby Boy ↗
Release date: 1966Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- Sweet Sweet Thing / Freight Train Boogie →
Release date: 1964
- Sweet Sweet Thing / Freight Train Boogie →
Release date: 1964
- Sweet Sweet Thing / Prisoner's Farewell →
Release date: 1945
- Sweet Sweet Thing / Prisoner's Farewell →
Release date: 1944
- Sweet Tunes of the Sentimental 40s ↗
Release date: 1959Release genres: swing · Genre source ↗
- Sweet Tunes of the Swinging 30s, Volume 3 →
Release date: 1959
- Talk to Me →
Release date: 1958
- Talk to Me ↗
Release date: 1958Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- Talk to Me ↗
Release date: 1958Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
- Talk to Me, Talk to Me / Spasms →
Release date: 1958-02
- Talkin’ Loud and Saying Nothin’ →
Release date: 1972
- Teardrops From My Eyes / Please Open Your Heart →
Release date: 1950
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 ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- 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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