Charles King
Charles Joseph King (October 31, 1886 – January 11, 1944) was an American vaudeville and Broadway actor who also starred in several movies. He starred as the leading actor in the hit MGM movie, The Broadway Melody (1929), the first all-talking film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. |
Birth and Death Data: Born New York City (most populous city in the United States), Died January 11, 1944 (London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1944
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, narrator, composer, songwriter
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 56 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-9853 | 10-in. | 1/26/1911 | Let me stay and live in Dixieland | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, composer | |
| Victor | B-9854 | 10-in. | 1/26/1911 | That's ever loving love | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter | |
| Victor | B-9959 | 10-in. | 2/17/1911 | Virginia Lou | Charles King | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-38601 | 10-in. | 4/12/1927 | Sometimes I'm happy | Louise Groody ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-50578 | 10-in. | 4/3/1929 | Broadway melody | Charles King | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-50579 | 10-in. | 4/3/1929 | The wedding of the painted doll | Charles King | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-50588 | 10-in. | 4/5/1929 | You were meant for me | Charles King | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-50589 | 10-in. | 4/5/1929 | Love boat | Charles King | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1911-01-13-03] | Not documented | 1/13/1911 | Duet of The slim princess co. | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 19246 | 10-in. | 2/28/1911 | Let me stay and live in Dixieland | Savoy Girl Quartette | Female vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46317 | 10-in. | 1/6/1916 | I've gotta go back to Texas | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 46329 | 10-in. | 1/11/1916 | If I were a bee and you were a red, red rose | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 46330 | 10-in. | 1/11/1916 | Medley | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 46338 | 10-in. | 1/13/1916 | That hula hula | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 46339 | 10-in. | 1/13/1916 | Siam | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 46340 | 10-in. | 1/13/1916 | An old-fashioned garden in Virginia | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 46827 | 10-in. | 6/13/1916 | When the sun goes down in Romany | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 46830 | 10-in. | 6/13/1916 | My own Iona | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with flute, guitar, and steel guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 47414 | 10-in. | 3/13/1917 | Hawaiian butterfly | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 47415 | 10-in. | 3/13/1917 | If you ever get lonely | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 47426 | 10-in. | 3/16/1917 | Hong Kong | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 47495 | 10-in. | 4/17/1917 | The ghost of the ukulele | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77131 | 10-in. | 6/11/1917 | In lilac time | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77495 | 10-in. | 11/8/1917 | I'll take you back to Italy | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77569 | 10-in. | 12/12/1917 | Sweet patootie | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "King, Charles," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114494.
King, Charles. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114494.
"King, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: King, Charles, 1889-1944 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008157523
Wikidata: Charles King (musical actor) - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q860223
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/17050910
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1947911 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1947911
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