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 Savanna, Died July 16, 1985 (Paradise Valley)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: director, saxophone, composer, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, bass clarinet
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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 327 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D7VB-1168 | 10-in. | 11/14/1947 | My guitar | Billy Leach ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-1177 | 10-in. | 11/20/1947 | Sleep my love | A. Kenneth Stevens ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-1178 | 10-in. | 11/20/1947 | When the organ played at twilight | A. Kenneth Stevens ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-1179 | 10-in. | 11/20/1947 | The things you left in my heart | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-1180 | 10-in. | 11/20/1947 | Call me darling, call me sweetheart, call me dear | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-2343 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Far into the night | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-2344 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | When the nightingale sings | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-2345 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Let your heart lead the way | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-2346 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | There was moonlight in her hair | Wayne King ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-2347 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | No more, no less | Billy Leach ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-2348 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Cling to me | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-2349 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Anna Rosa | Billy Leach ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-2350 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Do we have to say goodnight? | Billy Leach ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D9VB-0368 | 10-in. | 2/4/1949 | Vienna, my city of dreams | Wayne King Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-0369 | 10-in. | 2/4/1949 | Susy | King's Jesters ; Billy Leech ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with male vocal trio and instrumental ensemble | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-0370 | 10-in. | 2/4/1949 | We'll still be honeymooning (on our golden wedding day) | Nancy Evans ; Billy Leech ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-0371 | 10-in. | 2/4/1949 | Don't gamble on romance | Nancy Evans ; King's Jesters ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and instrumental ensemble | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-0373 | 10-in. | 2/18/1949 | I do, I do, I do | Nancy Evans ; Billy Leech ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-0374 | 10-in. | 2/18/1949 | Everywhere you go | Billy Leech ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-0375 | 10-in. | 2/18/1949 | When you're in love | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-0376 | 10-in. | 2/18/1949 | Tennessee waltz | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-1038 | 10-in. | 5/18/1949 | The light in your eyes | Nancy Evans ; King's Jesters ; Billy Leech ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D9VB-1039 | 10-in. | 5/18/1949 | Be the good Lord willing | Billy Leech ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D9VB-1040 | 10-in. | 5/18/1949 | My first love, my last love, for always | Nancy Evans ; King's Jesters ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D9VB-1041 | 10-in. | 5/18/1949 | Rue de romance | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "King, Wayne," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.
King, Wayne. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.
"King, Wayne." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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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
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/324913 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/324913
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