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.
- The Slummer the Slum / Don't Let It Be in Vain →
Release date: 1958-10
- The Songs They Like Best →
Release date: 2019-09-05
- The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys →
Release date: 1988
- The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys →
Release date: 1959
- The Stanley's In Person →
Release date: 1961
- The Stewart Family Sings Country Sacred Songs →
Release date: 1960
- The Switch-A-Roo / The Float →
Release date: 1961-06
- The Ten Commandments / The Atomic Telephone →
Release date: 1952-01-29
- The True Meaning of Christmas →
Release date: 1988
- The True Meaning of Christmas →
Release date: 1963
- The True Meaning of Christmas →
Release date: 1976
- The Wonderful Wilburn Brothers →
Release date: 2014
- The Wonderful Wilburn Brothers →
Release date: 1961
- The World's 15 Greatest Hymns →
Release date: 1975
- The World's 15 Greatest Hymns →
Release date: 1961
- The World's Best 5-String Banjo →
Release date: 1976
- The Wrath of God / Calling to That Other Shore →
Release date: 1949
- The ginger snap (do the) →
Release date: 1962
- Their Greatest Hits →
Release date: 1958
- Their Version of the Standards →
Release date: 1959
- There Was a Time / The Rabbit Got the Gun →
Release date: 1968-06
- There's Gonna Be a Change / Come to Me →
Release date: 1965
- There's a Page in the Bible / We Should Walk Together →
Release date: 1952-05
- Think ↗
Release date: 1957Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
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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