Robert King

Robert A. King (September 20, 1862 – April 13, 1932) was a prolific early twentieth century American composer, who wrote under pen names including the pen names, Mary Earl, Robert A. Keiser, and Betty Chapin.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 20, 1862 (New York City), Died April 13, 1932 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, arranger

Notes: Sometimes listed as Robert A. King, A. Robert King, or R. A. King. King has several pseudonyms, among them Betty Chapin, Vivian Grey, and Mabel McKinley.

See Also: Chapin, Betty; Chapin, Betty; Earl, Mary; King, Robe

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

Recordings (Results 226-250 of 334 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	S-72382	10-in.	Mar. 1924	Why did I kiss that girl?	Okeh Syncopators	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-72544	10-in.	May 1924	Go 'long, mule	Johnny Marvin ; Charles Sargent	Male vocal duet	songwriter
OKeh	S-72933	10-in.	Oct. 1924	Go 'long mule	The Goofus Five ; Ernest Hare	Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	S-73071	10-in.	Jan. 1925	Peter Pan (I love you)	Yellow Jackets	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	73741	10-in.	October 1925	The convict and the rose	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	lyricist, composer
OKeh	74030	10-in.	2/27/1926	Oh! You Lulu Belle	Billy Jones ; Melody Sheiks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	74131	10-in.	4/21/1926	Puttin' on the style	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
OKeh	74151	10-in.	Apr. 1926	The little black mustache	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	songwriter
OKeh	W80303	10-in.	1/18/1927	Bridget O' Flynn (Where've ya been?)	OKeh Kut-Ups	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
OKeh	W80515	10-in.	3/10/1927	A little girl, a little boy, a little moon	Will Perry's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W80993	10-in.	6/8/1927	Charlie boy (We love you)	Noel Taylor	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	W80994	10-in.	6/8/1927	Chamberlin and Lindy (Our hats are off to you)	Noel Taylor	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	W81623	10-in.	9/26/1927	I ain't nobody's darling	Pipers Gap Ramblers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	composer
OKeh	W81970	10-in.	12/28/1927	I scream—you scream—we all scream for ice cream	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	W400612	10-in.	4/14/1928	She's the sweetheart of six other guys	Fred Hall ; Sugar Babies	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W404441	10-in.	9/15/1930	Moonlight on the Colorado	Black Brothers	Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar	composer
OKeh	W404446	10-in.	9/17/1930	Moonlight on the Colorado	Justin Ring Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W404601	10-in.	12/1/1930	Moonlight on the Colorado	Julius Dunn ; R. D. Kelly	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin	composer
OKeh	[OK cat 1269-b]	10-in.	approximately 1919	Broken blossoms	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	6227	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1921	I ain't nobody's darling	Harmonizers Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	4834-4835	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1920	Love bird	Ernest Hare ; Wiedoeft's Saxophone Trio	Male vocal solo, with saxophone trio	lyricist
Brunswick	6478-6480	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1921	Just like a rainbow	Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	11837-11839	10-in.	11/9/1923	Mississippi ripples	Castlewood Marimba Band	Marimba band	composer
Brunswick	12576-12578	10-in.	2/27/1924	Why did I kiss that girl	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	composer
Brunswick	13701-13703	10-in.	8/8/1924	Go ‘long mule	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	composer

(Results 226-250 of 334 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "King, Robert," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112237.

King, Robert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112237.

"King, Robert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.