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 1-25 of 293 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-29709	10-in.	3/14/1924	Hula Lou	Frank Ferera ; The Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with steel guitar	composer
Victor	B-31582	10-in.	1/7/1925	I'm smilin' through my tears	The Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-37928	10-in.	2/19/1927	Her name was Hula Lou	Carolina Tar Heels	Vocal and instrumental duet	composer
Victor	BRC-53038	10-in.	4/20/1931	Beautiful love	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BRC-53058	10-in.	4/24/1931	Beautiful love	Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-57201	10-in.	11/30/1929	Put a little salt on the bluebird's tail	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 4-6)	director
Victor	BVE-57235	10-in.	12/7/1929	Funny, dear, what love can do	Elmo Tanner ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	director
Victor	BVE-57253	10-in.	12/12/1929	Song of the islands	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BVE-57431	10-in.	11/19/1929	To be forgotten	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BVE-57432	10-in.	11/19/1929	Sally	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-57442	10-in.	11/22/1929	If I'm dreaming (Don't wake me too soon)	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 6 and 7); with male vocal trio (takes 1-5)	director
Victor	BVE-57443	10-in.	11/22/1929	Wrapped in a red, red rose	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-57500	10-in.	11/30/1929	Somebody mighty like you	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-59909	10-in.	4/1/1930	Promises	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BVE-59910	10-in.	4/1/1930	On a blue and moonless night	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-62939	10-in.	11/5/1930	You are the melody (I am only the words)	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-62940	10-in.	11/5/1930	(There's something about an) Old fashioned girl	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-62941	10-in.	11/5/1930	Swamp ghosts	Burke Bivens ; Wayne King Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-62946	10-in.	11/6/1930	Goofus	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, director
Victor	BVE-62947	10-in.	11/6/1930	In a window, in a house, in Caroline	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-62948	10-in.	11/7/1930	The waltz you saved for me	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, director
Victor	BVE-67507	10-in.	2/18/1931	Wabash moon	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-67508	10-in.	2/18/1931	Dream a little dream of me	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BVE-67509	10-in.	2/18/1931	One little raindrop	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-67510	10-in.	2/18/1931	I keep remembering (Someone I should forget)	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, saxophone

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "King, Wayne," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.

King, Wayne. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908.

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