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 ₄ time over to ³ ₄.

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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 293 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-67516	10-in.	2/20/1931	Hello! Beautiful!	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BVE-67517	10-in.	2/20/1931	Star dust	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-67518	10-in.	2/20/1931	I have to laugh (When I think how I danced with tears in my eyes over you)	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-67519	10-in.	2/20/1931	Speak easy	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BVE-67545	10-in.	9/23/1931	I don't know why (I just do)	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-67546	10-in.	9/23/1931	Guilty	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-67547	10-in.	9/23/1931	My moonlight rosary	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-67552	10-in.	9/25/1931	Blue Kentucky moon	Ernie Birchill ; Bill Egner ; Andy Hansen ; Johnny Kozel ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-67553	10-in.	9/25/1931	Ploddin' home	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-67554	10-in.	9/25/1931	So close to me	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone, director, songwriter
Victor	BVE-67555	10-in.	9/25/1931	You're my only sweetheart	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-67572	10-in.	9/29/1931	Good-night, sweetheart	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BRC-69941	10-in.	6/16/1931	That little boy of mine	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	ABRC-69943	10-in.	6/16/1931	The waltz you saved for me	Carl Graub Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BVE-70621	10-in.	11/23/1931	Save the last dance for me	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	LBVE-70622	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	11/23/1931	Home	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	LBVE-70626	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	11/27/1931	Cuban love song [from The Cuban love song)	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-70627	10-in.	11/27/1931	Too late	Bud Vandover ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-70628	10-in.	11/27/1931	Lazy river	Bud Vandover ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-70629	10-in.	11/27/1931	Sweet as honey	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BSHQ-72036	10-in.	4/5/1932	A moment in the dark	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BSHQ-72037	10-in.	4/5/1932	When the lights are soft and low	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BSHQ-72038	10-in.	4/5/1932	Way down between dem rows	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BRC-72225	10-in.	4/3/1932	When the sun goes down on a little prairie town	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BRC-72226	10-in.	4/3/1932	I love you truly	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, saxophone

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "King, Wayne," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.

King, Wayne. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.

"King, Wayne." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.