Robert King

Robert A. King (September 20, 1862 – April 13, 1932) was a prolific early twentieth century American composer, who wrote under pen names including the pen names, Mary Earl, Robert A. Keiser, and Betty Chapin.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 20, 1862 (New York City), Died April 13, 1932 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, arranger

Notes: Sometimes listed as Robert A. King, A. Robert King, or R. A. King. King has several pseudonyms, among them Betty Chapin, Vivian Grey, and Mabel McKinley.

See Also: Chapin, Betty; Chapin, Betty; Earl, Mary; King, Robe

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

Recordings (Results 126-150 of 334 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	78311	10-in.	2/20/1919	Sweet Siamese	Earl Fuller ; Rector Novelty Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	78384	10-in.	4/10/1919	Beautiful Ohio	Kalaluki Hawaiian Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian)	composer
Columbia	78448	10-in.	5/26/1919	Ting-ling toy	Columbia Saxophone Sextette	Saxophone sextet	composer
Columbia	78450	10-in.	5/28/1919	Hawaiian smiles	Happy Six	Jazz/dance band, with whistling	composer
Columbia	78567	10-in.	7/15/1919	Dreamy Alabama	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	78584	10-in.	7/21/1919	Beautiful Ohio blues	Columbia Saxophone Quartette	Saxophone quartet	composer
Columbia	78588	10-in.	7/22/1919	Hello, hello!	Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	78611	10-in.	7/29/1919	Enid	Columbia Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	78617	10-in.	approximately 1918	Wild flower waltz	Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	78637	10-in.	9/10/1919	Broken blossoms	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	78643	10-in.	9/12/1919	Broken blossoms	George Meader	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	78687	10-in.	9/23/1919	Weeping willow blues	Columbia Saxophone Sextette	Saxophone sextet	composer
Columbia	78778	10-in.	10/31/1919	Beautiful Ohio	Toots Paka Hawaiian Company	Male vocal and instrumental ensemble, with guitars and ukulele (Hawaiian)	composer
Columbia	78878	10-in.	12/20/1919	Comrades	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	78948	10-in.	1/28/1920	Mohammed	Prince's Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	79006	10-in.	2/28/1920	Beautiful Hawaii	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with guitar and orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	79029	10-in.	3/8/1920	Hawaiian smiles	Ferera and Franchini	Steel guitar and guitar duet (Hawaiian)	composer
Columbia	79091	10-in.	3/30/1920	Beautiful Hawaii	Ferera and Franchini	Steel guitar duet (Hawaiian)	composer
Columbia	79138	10-in.	4/23/1920	Wild flower	Ferera and Franchini	Steel guitar duet	composer
Columbia	79354	10-in.	7/20/1920	In old Manila	Art Hickman's Orchestra ; Frank Crumit	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Columbia	79517	10-in.	11/12/1920	Isle of Paradise	Ferera and Franchini ; George Hamilton Green	Instrumental trio (Hawaiian)	composer
Columbia	79675	10-in.	February 1921	Day dreams	Art Hickman's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	79943	10-in.	7/16/1921	I ain't nobody's darling	Frank Crumit ; Paul Biese Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	79982	10-in.	9/12/1921	Just like a rainbow	Columbians Dance Orchestra De Luxe	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80415	10-in.	6/23/1922	In rosetime (when we said goodbye)	Paul Specht Hotel Astor Orchestra [i.e., Paul Specht Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 126-150 of 334 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "King, Robert," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112237.

King, Robert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112237.

"King, Robert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.