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| King Records | |
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| Parent company | Gusto Records |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Founder | Syd Nathan |
| Genre | R&B, country, soul, blues, funk |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio |
King Records was an American label founded in 1943 by Syd Nathan in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The label owned several divisions, including Federal Records, which launched the career of James Brown. It released original material until 1975.
History
Initially King specialized in country music, at the time known as hillbilly music. King advertised, "If it's a King, It's a Hillbilly – If it's a Hillbilly, it's a King."[1] One of the label's hits was "I'm Using My Bible for a Road Map" by Reno and Smiley.[citation needed] Important recordings in this field were done by the Delmore Brothers and Wayne Raney. The Delmores and Moon Mullican played a country-boogie style that was similar to rockabilly. Several King artists, such as Bill Beach, are in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.[2]
Queen Records was the "Race Records" division of King Records and was also owned by Syd Nathan. It was founded in 1943 and was eventually folded into King.
King also owned Federal Records, which launched the career of James Brown. The label hired Ralph Bass and recorded R&B musicians such as Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Roy Brown, Valerie Carr, Champion Jack Dupree, Ivory Joe Hunter, Joe Tex, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, and Otis Williams and the Charms.[3] King had a long legal suit against James Brown after he repeatedly violated his contract with the company.[4] King bought De Luxe Records (in 1952) and Bethlehem Records (in 1962). In 1951, Federal Records made the crossover of an R&B record into the white pop music charts with Billy Ward and the Dominoes' "Sixty Minute Man" (Federal 12022). It reached number 17 on the Billboard pop chart and number 1 in the R&B chart.
King mixed the country and R&B sides of the label. Many of its country singers, such as Moon Mullican, the Delmore Brothers, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Zeb Turner, covered the label's R&B songs, such as "Grandpa Stole My Baby", "Rocket to the Moon", "Bloodshot Eyes", and "I Got Loaded". R&B artists recorded country songs, such as Bubber Johnson's "Keep a Light in the Window for Me".[citation needed]
During the 1950s, King distributed portable phonographs.[5] King Records was unique among the independent labels because the entire production process was done in-house: recording, mastering, printing, pressing and shipping. This gave Nathan complete control, and a record could be recorded one day and shipped to radio stations the next day in quantities as small as 50. For that reason, King records that did not sell well are now rare.[6]
Seymour Stein, a co-founder of Sire Records, interned at King Records as a high school student in 1957 and 1958 and worked for King from 1961 to 1963.[7]
When Nathan died in 1968, King was acquired by Hal Neely's Starday Records and restarted as Starday and King Records. The songwriting team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller bought the label in 1970 but sold it soon afterwards to LIN Broadcasting, which in turn sold it to Tennessee Recording & Publishing (owned by Freddy Bienstock, Hal Neely, Leiber and Stoller), which sold it to Gusto Records in 1974. In 1971, James Brown's recording contract and back catalogue were sold to Polydor Records.[6] Since 2001, Collectables Records has been reissuing the King Records catalogue.
The former King Records headquarters, at 1540 Brewster Avenue in Cincinnati, is still standing. A historical marker was placed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.[8][9] Now owned by the city of Cincinnati, it approved the formation of the King Records Legacy Committee which is working on revitalizing the historic site and explaining its history.[10]
Discography
King 500 Series
The King 500 Series of 12 inch LPs were released between 1956 and 1959.[11]
| Catalog No. | Album | Artist | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | The Best of Bostic | Earl Bostic | |
| 501 | Tiny Bradshaw | Tiny Bradshaw | |
| 502 | Moondust | Bill Doggett | |
| 503 | Earl Bostic for You | Earl Bostic | |
| 504 | Organ Reveries | George Wright | also released as Giant Organ Magic |
| 505 | A Concert of Cool Jazz | Cecil Young Quartet | |
| 506 | Modern Jazz Expressions | Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis | also released as Modern Jazz |
| 507 | House Party | Ruth Wallis | |
| 508 | Mood Indigo | Bill Jennings | |
| 509 | Favorite Organ Solos | George Wright | also released as George Wright Plays Hotsy-Totsy Organ |
| 510 | Jazz for Happy Feet | Tommy Reynolds and Band | |
| 511 | Love Is Here to Stay | Shura at the Piano | |
| 512 | Shura at the Piano | Shura and His Trio | |
| 513 | All Star Rock and Roll Revue | Various Artists | |
| 514 | Hot Doggett | Bill Doggett | |
| 515 | Altotude | Earl Bostic | |
| 516 | Showcase | Dell Staton Trio | |
| 517 | Orchids in the Moonlight | Emil Coleman and the Society Orchestra | |
| 518 | Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland | Paul Renard | |
| 519 | Amen | Wings Over Jordan Choir | |
| 520 | Lonesome Road | Lonnie Johnson | |
| 521 | In the Evening by the Moonlight | Johnny Long and Orchestra | |
| 522 | Borrah Minevitch and the Harmonica Rascals | Borrah Minevitch | released on DeLuxe label |
| 523 | As You Desire Me | Bill Doggett | |
| 524 | Free for All | Stan Free Trio | |
| 525 | Dance Time | Earl Bostic | |
| 526 | Jazz with a Horn | Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis | |
| 527 | Billy in the Lion's Den | Bill Jennings - Leo Parker Quartet | |
| 528 | After Hours | Various Artists | |
| 529 | Let's Dance with Earl Bostic | Earl Bostic | |
| 530 | Big Jay in 3-D | Big Jay McNeely | reissue of Federal label LP |
| 531 | Everybody Dance the Honky Tonk | Bill Doggett | |
| 532 | Dame Dreaming | Bill Doggett | |
| 533 | A Salute to Ellington | Bill Doggett | |
| 534 | Yiddish Songs | Jennie Goldstein and Betty Reilly | released on DeLuxe label - also released as Mink...Shmink (As Long As You're Healthy) |
| 535 | Something Old... Something New | Ink Spots | |
| 536 | Rock'n Roll Dance Party | Various Artists | |
| 537 | All-Time Country and Western Hits | Various Artists | |
| 538 | Rag Beat | Eddie "Piano" Miller | |
| 539 | Triple Threat | Roland Kirk | |
| 540 | Piano Variations | Various Artists | |
| 541 | Their Greatest Hits | The Midnighters | released on the Federal label |
| 542 | This Is Lorez | Lorez Alexandria and the King Fleming Quintet | |
| 543 | Adventure with Charlie | Charlie Ventura | |
| 544 | The Jones Girl...Etta...Sings, Sings, Sings | Etta Jones | |
| 545 | Dance Music for Mom and Dad | Paul Renard | |
| 546 | Meet John Puckett and His Piano | John Puckett | |
| 547 | Invitation to Dance with Bostic | Earl Bostic | |
| 548 | Billy Ward and His Dominoes featuring Clyde McPhatter | Billy Ward and His Dominoes | released on the Federal label |
| 549 | The Platters | The Platters | released on the Federal label |
| 550 | Sacred Songs | Don Reno and Red Smiley | |
| 551 | Sacred Songs | The Brown's Ferry Four | |
| 552 | Instrumentals by Don Reno and Red Smiley | Don Reno, Red Smiley and the Tennessee Cutups | |
| 553 | Cowboy Copas Sings His All-Time Hits | Cowboy Copas | |
| 554 | Grandpa Jones Sings His Greatest Hits | Grandpa Jones | |
| 555 | Moon Mullican Sings His All-Time Greatest Hits | Moon Mullican | |
| 556 | Favorite Sacred Songs | Various Artists | |
| 557 | Doggett Beat for Dancing Feet | Bill Doggett | |
| 558 | C'mon and Dance | Earl Bostic | |
| 559 | Clyde McPhatter with Billy Ward and His Dominoes | Clyde McPhatter with Billy Ward and His Dominoes | released on the Federal label |
| 560 | Deep River | Wings Over Jordan Choir | |
| 561 | Jazz Goes Ivy League | Johnnie Pate Trio Plus Three | |
| 562 | Square Dance Music | Fiddlin' Red Herron / Fiddlin' Linvilles / Curly Fox | |
| 563 | Candle Glow | Bill Doggett | |
| 564 | Fever | Little Willie John | |
| 565 | Lorez Sings Pres: A Tribute to Lester Young | Lorez Alexandria | |
| 566 | Jazz with a Beat | Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis | |
| 567 | Sacred Songs | Swanee River Boys | |
| 568 | Moody Blues: Play Only After Midnight | Sonny Thompson | |
| 569 | Come Home | Bubber Johnson | |
| 570 | Otis Williams and the Charms Sing Their All-Time Hits | Otis Williams and the Charms | |
| 571 | Bostic Rocks | Earl Bostic | |
| 572 | Spirituals Volume 1 | Swan's Silvertone Singers | |
| 573 | Spirituals Volume 2 | Spirit of Memphis Quartet | |
| 574 | Spirituals Volume 3 | Four Internes | |
| 575 | Spirituals Volume 4 | Swan's Silvertone Singers | |
| 576 | Spirituals Volume 5 | Various Artists | |
| 577 | Spirituals Volume 6 | Spirit of Memphis Quartet | |
| 578 | Spirituals Volume 7 | Swan's Silvertone Singers | |
| 579 | Instrumentals and Ballads | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=King_Records_(United_States)