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.
- Dixie / Silver Dollar →
Release date: 1950
- Dixie Breakdown / Your Tears Are Just Interest on the Loan →
Release date: 1954-10
- Dixie Breakdown / Your Tears Are Just Interest on the Loan →
Release date: 1954-10
- Do You Know How to Twist / Broadway →
Release date: 1962-01
- Doggett Beat for Dancing Feet ↗
Release date: 1957Release genres: jazz · Genre source ↗
- Don't Be a Dropout ↗
Release date: 1966Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- Don't Laugh at Me / Keep It Movin' →
Release date: 1955
- Don't Laugh at Me / Keep It Movin' →
Release date: 1955
- Don’t Attempt to Make an Effort →
Release date: 1996
- Down Home Boogie / Weary Day →
Release date: 1949
- Down and Out in New York City ↗
Release date: 1973Release genres: soul · Genre source ↗
- Down by the River / I Don't Want No Substitute →
Release date: 1954
- Dreamy Eyes / She Won't Be My Baby No More →
Release date: 1946
- Drinkin' Sherry Wine / Git With the Grits →
Release date: 1955
- Drinking Blues / Adam Come and Get Your Rib →
Release date: 1952
- Drinkin’ Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee / She Just Won’t Sell No More →
Release date: 1949
- Drunkard's Dream / My Deceitful Heart →
Release date: 1962-08
- Earl Bostic Plays Sweet Tunes of the Roaring 20s, Volume 1 →
Release date: 1959
- Earl Bostic and his Alto Sax →
Release date: 1953
- Easy Livin’ →
Release date: 1960
- Ebb Tide / If You Should Say Goodbye →
Release date: 1954
- Ebb Tide / If You Should Say Goodbye →
Release date: 1953
- Eight Ball / Tropical Fever →
Release date: 1949
- Encores →
Release date: 1961
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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