Wayne King
Harold Wayne King (February 16, 1901 – July 16, 1985) was an American musician, songwriter, and bandleader with a long association with both NBC and CBS. He was referred to as "the Waltz King" because much of his most popular music involved waltzes; "The Waltz You Saved for Me" was his standard set-closing song in live performance and on numerous radio broadcasts at the height of his career. King's innovations included converting Carrie Jacobs-Bond's "I Love You Truly" from its original 2 |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 18, 1901 (Savanna), Died July 16, 1985 (Paradise Valley)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: director, saxophone, composer, vocalist, songwriter, bass clarinet, arranger
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 293 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-29709 | 10-in. | 3/14/1924 | Hula Lou | Frank Ferera ; The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with steel guitar | composer | |
Victor | B-31582 | 10-in. | 1/7/1925 | I'm smilin' through my tears | The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-37928 | 10-in. | 2/19/1927 | Her name was Hula Lou | Carolina Tar Heels | Vocal and instrumental duet | composer | |
Victor | BRC-53038 | 10-in. | 4/20/1931 | Beautiful love | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BRC-53058 | 10-in. | 4/24/1931 | Beautiful love | Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-57201 | 10-in. | 11/30/1929 | Put a little salt on the bluebird's tail | Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 4-6) | director | |
Victor | BVE-57235 | 10-in. | 12/7/1929 | Funny, dear, what love can do | Elmo Tanner ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | director | |
Victor | BVE-57253 | 10-in. | 12/12/1929 | Song of the islands | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
Victor | BVE-57431 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | To be forgotten | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | director | |
Victor | BVE-57432 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Sally | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BVE-57442 | 10-in. | 11/22/1929 | If I'm dreaming (Don't wake me too soon) | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 6 and 7); with male vocal trio (takes 1-5) | director | |
Victor | BVE-57443 | 10-in. | 11/22/1929 | Wrapped in a red, red rose | Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BVE-57500 | 10-in. | 11/30/1929 | Somebody mighty like you | Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BVE-59909 | 10-in. | 4/1/1930 | Promises | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | director | |
Victor | BVE-59910 | 10-in. | 4/1/1930 | On a blue and moonless night | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BVE-62939 | 10-in. | 11/5/1930 | You are the melody (I am only the words) | Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BVE-62940 | 10-in. | 11/5/1930 | (There's something about an) Old fashioned girl | Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BVE-62941 | 10-in. | 11/5/1930 | Swamp ghosts | Burke Bivens ; Wayne King Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BVE-62946 | 10-in. | 11/6/1930 | Goofus | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, director | |
Victor | BVE-62947 | 10-in. | 11/6/1930 | In a window, in a house, in Caroline | Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BVE-62948 | 10-in. | 11/7/1930 | The waltz you saved for me | Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, director | |
Victor | BVE-67507 | 10-in. | 2/18/1931 | Wabash moon | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone, director | |
Victor | BVE-67508 | 10-in. | 2/18/1931 | Dream a little dream of me | Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-67509 | 10-in. | 2/18/1931 | One little raindrop | Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone, director | |
Victor | BVE-67510 | 10-in. | 2/18/1931 | I keep remembering (Someone I should forget) | Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "King, Wayne," accessed October 7, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.
King, Wayne. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 7, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.
"King, Wayne." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 October 2024.
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LCNAR: King, Wayne, 1901-1985 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93067550
Wikidata: Wayne King - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7976390
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37102326
MusicBrainz: Wayne King - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3af70573-f0ea-4af8-90eb-7a9064ab2c1f
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