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.
- The King Years 1961-1965 →
Release date: 2003
- The Last Old Shovel / Remember I Feel Lonesome Too →
Release date: 1945
- The Late and Great Carl Story (1916-1995) →
Release date: 1995
- The Lemon Twist / All Star Boy →
Release date: 1962
- The Lord Is My Shepherd →
Release date: 1969
- The Lovable Style of Bobby Freeman →
Release date: 1965
- The Many Moods of Bill Doggett →
Release date: 1987
- The Message From The Soul Sisters →
Release date: 1970
- The Mojo! King Rarities & Obscurities →
Release date: 2019-11-29
- The One And Only →
Release date: 1960
- The One and Only Hank Ballard and his Midnighters ↗
Release date: 1960
- The One and Only Webb Pierce →
Release date: 1994
- The One and Only Webb Pierce →
- The One and Only Webb Pierce →
Release date: 1959-09
- The Perfect Country and Western Song →
Release date: 1994
- The Platters →
Release date: 1959
- The Platters →
Release date: 1988
- The Popcorn →
Release date: 1969-08
- The Popcorn ↗
Release date: 1969Release genres: funk · Genre source ↗
- The Popcorn ↗
Release date: 1969Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- The Real Thing / Your Only Love →
Release date: 1958-12
- The Remarkable Stanley Brothers Play and Sing Bluegrass Songs for You →
Release date: 1964
- The Right Kind of Lovin' / It's Been a Long Long Time →
Release date: 1951
- The Sensational Donnie Elbert Sings →
Release date: 1959
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 ↗
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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 ↗
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 ↗
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- Earl Bostic ↗
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- 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 ↗
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- Hawkshaw Hawkins ↗
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- Henry D. "Homer" Haynes ↗
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- 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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