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.
- Baby, I'm Doing It / Yes, I Know →
Release date: 1953
- Baby, Please Change Your Mind / I Think We've Met Before →
Release date: 1962
- Baby, You’re Right / I’ll Never, Never Let You Go →
Release date: 1961-07
- Back Again With More Bill Doggett →
Release date: 1960
- Bad Habit →
Release date: 1952
- Balancing With Bill / Hey Spo-Dee-O-Dee →
Release date: 1950
- Banjo Rock and Roll / My Boy - Flat Top →
Release date: 1955
- Banjo Special →
Release date: 1962
- Barnyard Boogie / Used Car Blues →
Release date: 1947
- Battle Of The Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Roy Brown Wynonie Harris →
Release date: 1988
- Battle of the Blues, Vol. 1 →
Release date: 1988
- Battle of the Organs →
- Be Mine My Love / Rock Mr. Blues →
Release date: 1950
- Be My Little Pet / Lonely Moon →
Release date: 1946
- Best Of The Best →
Release date: 2005-09-19
- Best of the Best →
Release date: 2004
- Bewildered / If You Want Me →
Release date: 1961-01
- Bicycle Tillie / Nobody's Lovin' Me →
Release date: 1953
- Big Ten-Inch Record / I Needed You →
Release date: 1952
- Big “J” In 3‐D →
Release date: 1987
- Billy in the Lion's Den ↗
Release date: 1957Release genres: jazz · Genre source ↗
- Bite Again, Bite Again / Blowin' to California →
Release date: 1948
- Black Man Blues / Stomp Boogie →
Release date: 1949-02
- Blackenized / Come On Wit’ It →
Release date: 1969-07
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 ↗
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- 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 ↗
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- 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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