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 201-225 of 293 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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
Victor	D7VB-1168	10-in.	11/14/1947	My guitar	Billy Leach ; Wayne King Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	director
Victor	D7VB-1177	10-in.	11/20/1947	Sleep my love	A. Kenneth Stevens ; Wayne King Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-1178	10-in.	11/20/1947	When the organ played at twilight	A. Kenneth Stevens ; Wayne King Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-1179	10-in.	11/20/1947	The things you left in my heart	Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-1180	10-in.	11/20/1947	Call me darling, call me sweetheart, call me dear	Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2343	10-in.	12/5/1947	Far into the night	Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2344	10-in.	12/5/1947	When the nightingale sings	Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2345	10-in.	12/5/1947	Let your heart lead the way	Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2346	10-in.	12/5/1947	There was moonlight in her hair	Wayne King ; Wayne King Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-2348	10-in.	12/5/1947	Cling to me	Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director

(Results 201-225 of 293 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "King, Wayne," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.

King, Wayne. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.

"King, Wayne." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.