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 251-275 of 327 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D9VB-1812 | 10-in. | 7/8/1949 | Josephine | Three Suns | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-1869 | 10-in. | 7/21/1949 | Goofus | Three Suns | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-2023 | 10-in. | 11/21/1949 | Come dance with me | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Victor | D9VB-2024 | 10-in. | 11/21/1949 | (When I danced) the last waltz | Harry Hall ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Victor | D9VB-2025 | 10-in. | 11/21/1949 | Melissa | Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | director, vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-2026 | 10-in. | 11/21/1949 | Forever with you | Nancy Evans ; Harry Hall ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Victor | D9VB-2043 | 10-in. | 12/19/1949 | The blue Danube | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-2044 | 10-in. | 12/19/1949 | You and you | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-2045 | 10-in. | 12/19/1949 | Emperor waltz | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-2046 | 10-in. | 12/19/1949 | Wine, woman and song | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-2047 | 10-in. | 12/19/1949 | Voices of spring | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-2048 | 10-in. | 12/19/1949 | Tales from the Vienna Woods | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-2049 | 10-in. | 12/19/1949 | Waltz of the wind | Nancy Evans ; Harry Hall ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D9VB-2050 | 10-in. | 12/19/1949 | Lonesome - that's all | Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director, instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81468 | 10-in. | 1/9/1924 | Hula Lou | Georgians ; Frank Guarente ; Dolly Kay | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81505 | 10-in. | 1/28/1924 | Hula Lou | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151215 | 10-in. | 1/15/1931 | The waltz you saved for me | Roy Smeck Hawaiian Trio | Jazz/dance trio (Hawaiian), with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W151467 | 10-in. | 3/26/1931 | That little boy of mine | The Melodiers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W151483 | 10-in. | 4/3/1931 | That little boy of mine | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152163 | 10-in. | 3/17/1932 | Goofus | Dan Russo and his Orioles | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | C1804 | 10-in. | 1/29/1937 | Goofus | Hoosier Hot Shots | Male vocal quartet, with novelty band | composer | |
| Columbia | C2041 | 10-in. | 10/27/1937 | That little boy of mine | Yellow Jackets | String band, with vocal | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W351080 | 10-in. | 7/24/1931 | Beautiful love | Frank Ferera's Hawaiian Trio | Instrumental trio (Hawaiian), with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | 8515 | 10-in. | January 1924 | Hula Lou | Sophie Tucker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | W404883 | 10-in. | 3/18/1931 | The waltz you saved for me | Fred Rich Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer |
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.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
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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