King Records pt. 2 — overview of one of the most important indie labels in history
17 songs — 52 minutes
| Artist | Song | Label & Cat # | Year | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Feathers | Can’t Hardly Stand It | King 4971 | 1956 | October |
| Bill Doggett | Honky Tonk, Pt. 1 | King 4950 | 1956 | July |
| James Brown | Please, Please, Please | Federal 12258 | 1956 | February |
| Little Willie John | Fever | King 4935 | 1956 | May |
| Ike Turner | She Made My Blood Run Cold | Federal 12297 | 1957 | May |
| Lloyd Nolan | I Don’t Know About You | King 5680 | 1962 | August |
| Albert King | Had You Told It Like It Was (It Wouldn’t Be Like It Is) | King 5751 | 1963 | May |
| Hank Ballard & The Midnighters | The Twist | King 5171 | 1958 | December |
| Johnny Watson | Posin’ | King 5536 | 1961 | August |
| The Drivers | Dry Bone Twist | King 5645 | 1962 | June |
| The 5 Royales | Think | King 5053 | 1957 | May |
| Freddie King | Hide Away | Federal 12401 | 1961 | January |
| Freddie King | San-Ho-Zay | Federal 12428 | 1961 | July |
| El Pauling & The Royalton | I’m a Cool Teenager | Federal 12383 | 1960 | September |
| Teddy Humphries | What Makes You So Tough? | King 5182 | 1959 | February |
| The Fabulous Denos | Bad Girl | King 5908 | 1964 | June |
| James Brown | Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag | King 5999 | 1965 | June |
Notes / Credits / Personnel
- Charlie Feathers – “Can’t Hardly Stand It”: Feathers [vocals, rhythm guitar], Jerry Huffman [lead guitar], Jody Chastain [bass], Jimmy Swords [drums]; recorded 7/18/56
- Bill Doggett – “Honky Tonk, Pt. 1”: Bill Doggett [organ]; Billy Butler [guitar]; Clifford Scott [t-sax]; Carl Pruitt [bass]; Shep Shepherd [drums]; recorded 6/16/56
- James Brown & The Famous Flames – “Please, Please, Please”: Bobby Byrd, Johnny Terry, Sylvester Keels, Nash Knox [backing vocals]; Nafloyd Scott [guitar]; Fats Gonder [piano]; Clarence Mack [bass]; Edison Gore [drums]; Lee Diamond, Ray Felder [t-sax]; Ralph Bass [producer]; recorded 2/4/56 in Cincinnati
- Little Willie John – “Fever”: Little Willie John [vocal]; Bill Jennings [guitar]; Edwyn Conley [bass]; Edison Gore [drums]; Jon Thomas [piano]; Ray Felder, Rufus Gore [t-sax]; Henry Glover [producer]; recorded 3/1/56
- Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm – “She Made My Blood Run Cold”: Clayton Love [vocal]; First released on Federal 12297 as the flip of ‘Do You Mean It’ (1957) it also got a later release in it’s own right on KING in 1961 – King 5553 – b-side of The Big Question
- Lloyd Nolan – “I Don’t Know About You”: Lloyd Nolan [vocal]; recorded 7/17/62
- Albert King – “Had You Told It Like It Was (It Wouldn’t Be Like It Is)”: Albert King [vocal, guitar]; Lee Otis Wright [bass]; Theodis Morgan [drums]; Freddie Robinette [b-sax]; recorded 4/17/63 in Cincinnati
- Hank Ballard & The Midnighters – “The Twist”: Sonny Thompson [piano]; Cal Green [guitar]; George De Hart [drums]; Edwyn Conley, Havarre Hastings [bass]; Ray Felder [t-sax]; Henry Glover [producer]; recorded 11/11/58
- Johnny Guitar Watson – “Posin’”: Watson [vocal, guitar]; Ernie Freeman [piano]; Howard Roberts [guitar]; Ted Brinson [bass]; Ed Hall [drums]; Elliott Fisher, Sydney Sharp, Leonard Malarsky, Israel Baker, Harry Hyams [backing vocals]; recorded 7/21/61
- The Drivers – “Dry Bone Twist”: recorded 4/12/62; b-side of Mr. Astronaut
- The 5 Royales – “Think”: Clarence Paul, Windsor King, Eugene Tanner, John Tanner [vocals]; Lowman Pauling [vocal, guitar]; recorded 2/28/57 in Cincinnati
- Freddie King – “Hide Away”: King [vocal, guitar]; Sonny Thompson [piano]; Bill Willis [bass]; Phillip Paul [drums]; recorded 8/26/60 in Cincinnati; as Freddy King
- Freddie King – “San-Ho-Zay”: King [vocal, guitar]; Fred Jordan [guitar]; Sonny Thompson [piano]; Bill Willis [bass]; Phillip Paul [drums]; recorded 4/5/61 in Cincinnati; as Freddy King
- El Pauling & The Royalton – “I’m a Cool Teenager”: recorded 8/24/60 in Cincinnati
- Teddy Humphries – “What Makes You So Tough?”: recorded 9/22/58; b-side of Guitar Pickin’ Fool
- The Fabulous Denos – “Bad Girl”: recorded 4/13/64 in Macon GA; b-side of Once I Had a Love
- James Brown – “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”: Jimmy Nolen, Alphonso Kellum [guitar]; Bernard Odum [bass]; Melvin Parker [drums]; J Dupars, R Tooley, L Rasbury [tru]; M Parker, SC Pinkney, E Williams, C Carr, N Jones [sax]; recorded 5/31/65 in Charlotte NC
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