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
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time over to 3
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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 51-75 of 293 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BRC-72227 10-in. 4/3/1932 Deep in your eyes Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director, vocalist  
Victor BS-73321 10-in. 8/25/1932 Sweethearts forever Gordon Graham ; Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BS-73322 10-in. 8/25/1932 Three's a crowd Gordon Graham ; Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BS-73323 10-in. 8/25/1932 Forbidden love Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-75464 10-in. 4/26/1933 That little boy of mine The Vagabonds Male vocal trio, with guitar songwriter  
Victor BS-75471 10-in. 4/26/1933 That little boy of mine The Vagabonds Male vocal trio, with guitar songwriter  
Victor BS-75499 10-in. 5/3/1933 That little boy of mine Smilin' Ed McConnell Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Victor BS-75813 10-in. 5/3/1933 That little boy of mine Smilin' Ed McConnell Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Victor BS-75974 10-in. 7/28/1933 Down by the old rustic well Judy Rogers Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Victor BS-76170 10-in. 5/19/1933 From me to you Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-99334 10-in. 2/24/1936 Goofus Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers String band composer  
Victor BS-01162 10-in. 9/8/1936 Honolulu eyes Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-01163 10-in. 9/8/1936 La golondrina Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band arranger, director  
Victor BS-01164 10-in. 9/8/1936 Sweethearts Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-01165 10-in. 9/8/1936 I'm forever blowing bubbles Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-01166 10-in. 9/8/1936 Nonchalant Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-01167 10-in. 9/8/1936 'Tain't no use Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-01191 10-in. 9/14/1936 I can't pretend Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-01192 10-in. 9/14/1936 Lost in my dreams Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-01193 10-in. 9/14/1936 The road to paradise Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-01194 10-in. 9/14/1936 Will you remember (Sweetheart) Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-01195 10-in. 9/14/1936 Sylvia Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-01196 10-in. 9/14/1936 Nursery rhymes Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-01197 10-in. 9/14/1936 Mickey Mouse's birthday party Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet director  
Victor BS-01912 10-in. 12/22/1936 The night is young and you're so beautiful Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, saxophone, director  
(Results 51-75 of 293 records)

Citation

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.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908

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