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 ₄ time over to ³ ₄.

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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 293 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-01913	10-in.	12/22/1936	You're laughing at me	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BS-01914	10-in.	12/22/1936	The girl on the Police Gazette	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BS-01915	10-in.	12/22/1936	Trust in me	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BS-01916	10-in.	12/22/1936	Josephine	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BS-01917	10-in.	12/22/1936	Three o'clock in the morning	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-011083	10-in.	7/9/1937	Josephine	Southern Rhythm Kings	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-013320	10-in.	9/2/1937	Josephine	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-013524	10-in.	9/11/1937	Josephine	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Jack Leonard	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-025720	10-in.	9/24/1938	I'm in love with Vienna	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-025721	10-in.	9/24/1938	Emaline	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, director
Victor	BS-025722	10-in.	9/24/1938	The perfect waltz	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, composer, director
Victor	BS-025723	10-in.	9/24/1938	Dans mes bras	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-025724	10-in.	9/24/1938	One day when we were young	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-025725	10-in.	9/24/1938	Arrancame la vida	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-028104	10-in.	10/17/1938	Emaline	Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-028130	10-in.	10/20/1938	Until the end	Howard DuLany	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-029930	10-in.	2/1/1939	The moon is a silver dollar	Charles Farrell ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-029931	10-in.	2/1/1939	Kiss me with your eyes	Charles Farrell ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	CS-029932	12-in.	2/1/1939	Escapada	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-034217	10-in.	2/24/1939	Little Sir Echo	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, vocalist
Victor	BS-034218	10-in.	2/24/1939	Lonesome—that's all	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, director
Victor	BS-034219	10-in.	2/24/1939	'Til the sands of the desert grow cold	Wayne King ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-034478	10-in.	3/31/1939	You're the only star (In my blue heaven)	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-034479	10-in.	3/31/1939	Gloriana	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BS-034480	10-in.	3/31/1939	My man	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director

(Results 76-100 of 293 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "King, Wayne," accessed October 11, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.

King, Wayne. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.

"King, Wayne." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 11 October 2024.