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 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
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Recordings (Results 151-175 of 290 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-053562 | 10-in. | 10/23/1940 | I should have known you years ago | Buddy Clark ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-053563 | 10-in. | 10/23/1940 | He's my uncle | Buddy Clark ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-053564 | 10-in. | 10/23/1940 | The waltz you saved for me | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer, director | |
| Victor | BS-053565 | 10-in. | 10/23/1940 | Song of the islands | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | PBS-055264 | 10-in. | 1/27/1941 | Corn silk | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Eddie Stone | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-059184 | 10-in. | 1/30/1941 | When I lost you | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, director | |
| Victor | BS-059185 | 10-in. | 1/30/1941 | I'll be with you in apple blossom time | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, bass clarinet, director | |
| Victor | BS-059284 | 10-in. | 3/5/1941 | A broken melody | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | director | |
| Victor | BS-059286 | 10-in. | 3/5/1941 | We could make such beautiful music | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | director | |
| Victor | BS-059287 | 10-in. | 3/5/1941 | Worried mind | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | instrumentalist, bass clarinet, director | |
| Victor | BS-059288 | 10-in. | 3/5/1941 | These things you left me | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | director | |
| Victor | BS-059289 | 10-in. | 3/5/1941 | The corporal takes command | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-064460 | 10-in. | 6/21/1941 | 'Til reveille | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-064461 | 10-in. | 6/21/1941 | Time was | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and saxophone solo | director, vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-064462 | 10-in. | 6/21/1941 | Time and time again | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone, director | |
| Victor | BS-064463 | 10-in. | 6/21/1941 | Dawn (The dawn of love) | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-064464 | 10-in. | 6/21/1941 | Jumpin' Jupiter | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-064465 | 10-in. | 6/21/1941 | Blue Danube | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-064658 | 10-in. | 8/2/1941 | Darling, how you lied | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone, songwriter, director | |
| Victor | BS-064659 | 10-in. | 8/2/1941 | Straws in the wind | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter, director | |
| Victor | BS-064660 | 10-in. | 8/2/1941 | Oahu | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-070336 | 10-in. | 10/29/1941 | Time changes everything | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist, director | |
| Victor | BS-070337 | 10-in. | 10/29/1941 | Misirlou | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-070338 | 10-in. | 10/29/1941 | Amor | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-070340 | 10-in. | 10/29/1941 | None but the lonely heart | Franklyn H. McCormick ; Wayne King Orchestra | Recitation, with jazz/dance band | director |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "King, Wayne," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.
King, Wayne. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.
"King, Wayne." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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
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