King Records pt. 1 — overview of one of the most important indie labels in history
16 songs — 52 minutes
| Artist | Song | Label & Cat # | Year | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Sacred Quartette | Turn Your Radio On | King 0674 | 1947 | December |
| Delmore Brothers | Freight Train Boogie | King 0570 | 1946 | October |
| Wynonie Harris | Good Rocking Tonight | King 4210 | 1948 | March |
| Bull Moose Jackson | Why Don’t You Haul Off and Love Me | King 4322 | 1949 | October |
| Brown’s Ferry Four | Just a Little Talk with Jesus | King 0530 | 1946 | May |
| The Swan Silvertones | My Time Done Come | King 4143 | 1947 | September |
| The Nightingales | It’s a Highway to Heaven | King 4362 | 1950 | June |
| Reno & Smiley | There’s Another Baby Waiting For Me Down The Line | King 1063 | 1952 | May |
| Cowboy Copas | Tennessee Senorita | King 1234 | 1953 | June |
| Lattie Moore | I’m Not Broke But I’m Badly Bent | King 1228 | 1953 | June |
| Moon Mullican | A Thousand and One Sleepless Nights | King 1152 | 1952 | November |
| The Dominoes | Sixty Minute Man | Federal 12022 | 1951 | June |
| Lula Reed | Rock Love | King 4767 | 1955 | January |
| Little Esther Phillips | Cherry Wine | Federal 12142 | 1953 | August |
| Johnny Watson | Space Guitar | Federal 12175 | 1954 | March |
| Lonnie Johnson | Tomorrow Night | King 4201 | 1947 | December |
Notes / Credits / Personnel
- King Sacred Quartette – “Turn Your Radio On”: Jack Anglin, Johnnie Wright (Johnnie & Jack); Raymond “Duck” Atkins; Clyde Moody [guitar]; Ernest Ferguson [mandolin]
- Delmore Brothers – “Freight Train Boogie”: Jethro Burns [guitar]; maybe Roy Lanham [guitar]; Wayne Raney [harmonica]; Roy Starkey [bass]; recorded at Herzog Studio, Cincinnati
- Wynonie Harris – “Good Rocking Tonight”: recorded 12/28/47
- Brown’s Ferry Four – “Just a Little Talk With Jesus”: Delmore Brothers, Grandpa Jones, Red Foley
- The Swan Silvertones – “My Time Done Come”: as The Swan’s Silvertone Singers
- Reno & Smiley – “There’s Another Baby Waiting For Me Down The Line”: with The Tennessee Cut Ups; Don Reno [vocal, banjo]; Red Smiley [vocal, rhythm guitar]; Charlton “Chuck” Haney [mandolin]; Gopher Addis [fiddle]; Jay Haney [bass]; Syd Nathan [producer]; recorded 1/15/52 at King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati
- Cowboy Copas – “Tennessee Senorita”: Cowboy Copas [vocal, rhythm guitar]; Zeb Turner [guitar]; Zeke Turner [guitar]; Howard White [steel]; Louis Innis [bass]; Marion Sumner [fiddle]; Syd Nathan [producer]; recorded 3/11/53 at King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati
- Lattie Moore – “I’m Not Broke But I’m Badly Bent”: Lattie Moore [vocal, rhythm guitar]; Zeke Turner [electric lead guitar]; Louis Innis [rhythm guitar]; “Don” Helms [steel]; poss. Floyd Taylor “Lightnin’” Chance [bass]; ? [drums]; “Tommy” Jackson Jr. [fiddle]; poss. John Victor “Vic” Willis [piano]; Syd Nathan [producer]; recorded 3/2/53 at King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati
- Moon Mullican – “A Thousand and One Sleepless Nights”: recorded 9/26/52 at Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville
- The Dominoes – “Sixty Minute Man”: with Billy Ward; also released as King 5322; b-side was “Have Mercy Baby”
- Lula Reed – “Rock Love”: Lula Reed [vocal]; Sonny Thompson [piano]; Zain El Hussaini [bass]; ? [guitar]; Billy Gene English [drums]; Walter Hiles [b-sax]
- Esther Phillips – “Cherry Wine”: Clarence Mack [bass]; Calvin Shields [drums]; John Faire [guitar]; Hank Marr [piano]; Rufus Gore [t-sax]
- Johnny Watson – “Space Guitar”: Johnny Watson [guitar]; Devonia Williams [piano]; Mario Delagarde [bass]; Bill Gaither [t-sax]; Charles Pendergraph [drums]
- Lonnie Johnson – “Tomorrow Night”: Lonnie Johnson [vocal, guitar]; John Hughes [piano]; Ray Coulter [bass]
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