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.
- Whispering Jazz →
- White Cliffs Of Dover / Without A Song →
Release date: 1953
- White Dove / Mother's Footsteps Guide Me On →
Release date: 1959
- Who's Gonna Be Lonesome for Me / Tennessee Choo Choo →
Release date: 1951
- Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me / Don't Know Why →
Release date: 1949
- Wildflower →
Release date: 2016
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken / Just a Little Talk With Jesus →
Release date: 1946
- Wishing and Dreaming with... George Jones →
Release date: 1996
- Wishing and Dreaming with... George Jones →
Release date: 1996
- Without A Friend / Think Again →
Release date: 1955
- World ↗
Release date: 1969Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- Wynonie Harris →
Release date: 1954
- Yesterdays / Planting Rice →
Release date: 1954
- Yesterdays / Planting Rice →
Release date: 1954
- Yesterdays / Planting Rice →
Release date: 1954
- You Better Treat Your Man Right / Blues at My Door →
Release date: 1951-10-08
- You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down →
Release date: 1968
- You Go to My Head / The Hour of Parting →
Release date: 1952-12-13
- You Left Me / Beside You →
Release date: 1952
- You Must Be Born Again / Praise God! He Loves Everybody →
Release date: 1951-12-09
- Your Tears Are Just Interest on the Loan / Dixie Breakdown →
Release date: 1954-10
- You’re So Sexy / Thrill on the Hill →
Release date: 1969-02
- You’re in Real Good Hands / Unwind Yourself →
Release date: 1967
- You’ve Got the Power →
Release date: 1968
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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