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 276-300 of 327 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | 12032-12034 | 10-in. | 12/4/1923 | Hula Lou | Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E35909 | 10-in. | 1/9/1931 | The waltz you saved for me | Jack Richard and his Miami Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E36215 | 10-in. | 3/4/1931 | That little boy of mine | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E36219 | 10-in. | 3/4/1931 | Beautiful love | Mark Fisher’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E36458 | 10-in. | 4/11/1931 | Beautiful love | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E36514 | 10-in. | 3/26/1931 | The waltz you saved for me | Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E36672 | 10-in. | 4/29/1931 | Beautiful love | Regent Club Orchestra [Victor Young Orchestra] ; Victor Young | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E36673 | 10-in. | 4/29/1931 | Bello amor | Orquesta del Club Regente | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | 30Ch-32Ch | 10-in. | 1/17/1924 | Hula Lou | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | C7640-C7641 | 10-in. | 4/2/1931 | That little boy of mine | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | TCL15350 | 10-in. | 11/25/1931 | Beautiful love | Abbie Mitchell | Female vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | ME36325 | 10-in. | 5/9/1931 | The waltz you saved for me | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | DAL112 | 10-in. | 9/20/1935 | The waltz you saved for me | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | DAL534 | 10-in. | 5/14/1938 | Blue hours | Light Crust Doughboys | String band | composer | |
| Brunswick | DAL630 | 10-in. | 11/30/1938 | The waltz you saved for me | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Edison | 9335 | 10-in. | 1/17/1924 | Hula Lou | Nathan Glantz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| ARC | 21559 | 10-in. | 8/25/1937 | Josephine | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Decca | L 14260 | 11/14/1966 | Charmaine ; Cielito lindo ; Ramona | Wayne King, his Saxophone and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14261 | 11/14/1966 | Ebb tide ; Laura ; Temptation | Wayne King, his Saxophone and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14262 | 11/14/1966 | Jeanine ; Pagan love song ; Diane | Wayne King, his Saxophone and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14263 | 11/14/1966 | I'll see you in my dreams ; Sleepy time gal ; Somebody stole my gal | Wayne King, his Saxophone and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14264 | 11/15/1966 | Swingin' down the lane ; My blue heaven ; You are my lucky star | Wayne King, his Saxophone and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14265 | 11/15/1966 | Goofus ; Johnson rag ; The yellow rose of Texas | Wayne King, his Saxophone and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14266 | 11/15/1966 | Wabash blues ; I cried for you ; Frankie and Johnny | Wayne King, his Saxophone and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14267 | 11/15/1966 | I'm sorry I made you cry ; I love you ; Josephine | Wayne King, his Saxophone and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone |
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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