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 201-225 of 327 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D5VB-0384 | 10-in. | 10/4/1945 | Spring rain | Wayne King ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0385 | 10-in. | 10/4/1945 | In so many words | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D5VB-0390 | 10-in. | 10/12/1945 | Pretty Penny | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, composer | |
| Victor | D5VB-0391 | 10-in. | 10/12/1945 | Has there been any changes? | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | D6VB-1854 | 10-in. | 3/4/1946 | All alone | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D6VB-1855 | 10-in. | 3/4/1946 | What'll I do | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D6VB-1856 | 10-in. | 3/4/1946 | Remember | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D6VB-1857 | 10-in. | 3/6/1946 | Blue skies | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D6VB-1858 | 10-in. | 3/6/1946 | Always | Earl Randall ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D6VB-1859 | 10-in. | 3/6/1946 | A pretty girl is like a melody | Earl Randall ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D6VB-1860 | 10-in. | 3/6/1946 | Alexander's ragtime band | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D6VB-1861 | 10-in. | 3/6/1946 | Say it with music | Earl Randall ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D6VB-1959 | 10-in. | 10/9/1946 | Carolina Moon | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D6VB-1960 | 10-in. | 10/9/1946 | Roses of Picardy | Wayne King ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D6VB-1961 | 10-in. | 10/9/1946 | Mexicali rose | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D6VB-1962 | 10-in. | 10/9/1946 | Memories | Wayne King ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-0378 | 10-in. | 4/1/1947 | Je vous aime | Wayne King ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-0399 | 10-in. | 4/21/1947 | The church in the valley | Wayne King ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-0776 | 10-in. | 8/7/1947 | Träumerei | Wayne King Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-0777 | 10-in. | 8/7/1947 | Absence makes the heart grow fonder | Wayne King ; A. Kenneth Stevens ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-0778 | 10-in. | 8/7/1947 | Love will keep us young | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-0779 | 10-in. | 8/7/1947 | Dedication | Wayne King ; Franklyn MacCormack ; Wayne King Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with monologue | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-1165 | 10-in. | 11/14/1947 | To you sweetheart aloha | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-1166 | 10-in. | 11/14/1947 | Lazy stream | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-1167 | 10-in. | 11/14/1947 | Sweet Leilani | Billy Leach ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | 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.
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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