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{{short description|American songwriter and bandleader (1901–1985)}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1985|07|16|1901|02|16}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1985|07|16|1901|02|16}}
| death_place = [[Paradise Valley, Arizona|Paradise Valley]], [[Arizona]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Paradise Valley, Arizona]], U.S.
| genre = [[Big band]]
| genre = [[Big band]]
| occupation = Musician, bandleader
| occupation = Musician, bandleader
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| years_active = 1927–1983
| years_active = 1927–1983
| label = {{hlist|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Victor Recording Company|Victor]]|[[Decca Records|Decca]]}}
| label = {{hlist|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Victor Recording Company|Victor]]|[[Decca Records|Decca]]}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Bob Eberly]]|[[Buddy Clark]]}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Bob Eberly]]|[[Buddy Clark]]}}
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'''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]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Summers|first=Kim|date=|title=Wayne King {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wayne-king-mn0000819074|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-13|website=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Celebrating Wayne King|work=Savanna Times Journal|url=https://stevensorchestra.tripod.com/id11.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Grossman|first=Ron|date=25 March 2012|title=The splendor and romance of Chicago's dance-hall days|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-per-flash-ballrooms-0325-20120325-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|last3=|date=17 July 1985|title='Waltz King' Wayne King Dies at 84, Led Big Band|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-07-17-mn-7818-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2019-10-25|title=Wayne King|url=https://walkoffame.com/wayne-king/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Hollywood Walk of Fame|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=18 July 1985|title=Wayne King|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/wayne-king/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en}}</ref> King's innovations included converting [[Carrie Jacobs-Bond]]'s "I Love You Truly" from its original [[2/4 time|{{music|time|2|4}} time]] over to [[3/4 time|{{music|time|3|4}}]].<ref name="CJBMorath08">{{cite book | first = Max | last = Morath | title=I Love You Truly: A Biographical Novel Based on the Life of Carrie Jacobs-Bond
'''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]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Summers|first=Kim|date=|title=Wayne King {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wayne-king-mn0000819074|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-13|website=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Celebrating Wayne King|work=Savanna Times Journal|url=https://stevensorchestra.tripod.com/id11.html|access-date=}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Grossman|first=Ron|date=25 March 2012|title=The splendor and romance of Chicago's dance-hall days|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-per-flash-ballrooms-0325-20120325-story.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|last3=|date=17 July 1985|title='Waltz King' Wayne King Dies at 84, Led Big Band|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-07-17-mn-7818-story.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2019-10-25|title=Wayne King|url=https://walkoffame.com/wayne-king/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Hollywood Walk of Fame|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=18 July 1985|title=Wayne King|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/wayne-king/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en}}</ref> King's innovations included converting [[Carrie Jacobs-Bond]]'s "I Love You Truly" from its original [[2/4 time|{{music|time|2|4}} time]] over to [[3/4 time|{{music|time|3|4}}]].<ref name="CJBMorath08">{{cite book | first = Max | last = Morath | title=I Love You Truly: A Biographical Novel Based on the Life of Carrie Jacobs-Bond
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==Early life==
==Early life==
'''Harold Wayne King''' was born in [[Savanna, Illinois]], the son of Harvey and Ida King.<ref name=":4" /> His father worked for the railroad and traveled frequently, so when King's mother died in 1908, he and his brothers lived in an orphanage in [[Davenport, Iowa]], for a brief period of time.<ref name=":4" /> He returned to Savanna in 1911 to live with his aunt and uncle, where he was the quarterback and captain of the football team at Savanna Township High School, where he graduated in 1920.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=13 October 1970|title='Waltz King' Famous Savanna H.S. Alumnus|work=Savanna Times-Journal|url=https://stevensorchestra.tripod.com/id11.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> He briefly played professional football with the [[Canton Bulldogs]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" /> He also began taking saxophone lessons as a teenager.<ref name=":3" /> King attended [[Valparaiso University]] in [[Indiana]] for two years, but left to begin a career in music.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" />
'''Harold Wayne King''' was born in [[Savanna, Illinois]], the son of Harvey and Ida King.<ref name=":4" /> His father worked for the railroad and traveled frequently, so when King's mother died in 1908, he and his brothers lived in an orphanage in [[Davenport, Iowa]], for a brief period of time.<ref name=":4" /> He returned to Savanna in 1911 to live with his aunt and uncle, where he was the quarterback and captain of the football team at Savanna Township High School, where he graduated in 1920.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=13 October 1970|title='Waltz King' Famous Savanna H.S. Alumnus|work=Savanna Times-Journal|url=https://stevensorchestra.tripod.com/id11.html|access-date=}}</ref> He briefly played professional football with the [[Canton Bulldogs]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" /> He also began taking saxophone lessons as a teenager.<ref name=":3" /> King attended [[Valparaiso University]] in [[Indiana]] for two years, but left to begin a career in music.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" />


== Career ==
== Career ==
After playing alto saxophone for the [[Paul Whiteman]] Orchestra, he created "Wayne King and Orchestra" in 1927.<ref name=":1" /> The group opened the new [[Aragon Ballroom (Chicago)|Aragon Ballroom]] in Chicago in 1927, and they continued playing there for much of King's career.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Popa|first=Christopher|date=July 2004|title=Wayne King 'Melody of Love'|url=http://www.bigbandlibrary.com/wayneking.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Big Band Library}}</ref> He began recording for [[RCA Records|RCA]]/[[Victor Talking Machine Company|Victor Records]] in 1929.<ref name=":3" /> However, the orchestra didn't rise to prominence until they were featured on "The Lady Esther Serenade", a national radio program sponsored by [[Lady Esther|Lady Esther cosmetics]] from 1931 to 1937.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name="dunning">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/onairencyclop00dunn |url-access=registration |quote=Wayne King the waltz king. |last=Dunning |first=John |author-link=John Dunning (detective fiction author) |title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio |date=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-19-507678-3 |section=Band Remotes |page=[https://archive.org/details/onairencyclop00dunn/page/73 73] |edition=Revised |access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref>
After playing alto saxophone for the [[Paul Whiteman]] Orchestra, he created "Wayne King and His Orchestra" in 1927.<ref name=":1" /> The group opened the new [[Aragon Ballroom (Chicago)|Aragon Ballroom]] in Chicago in 1927, and they continued playing there for much of King's career.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Popa|first=Christopher|date=July 2004|title=Wayne King 'Melody of Love'|url=http://www.bigbandlibrary.com/wayneking.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Big Band Library}}</ref> He began recording for [[RCA Records|RCA]]/[[Victor Talking Machine Company|Victor Records]] in 1929.<ref name=":3" /> However, the orchestra didn't rise to prominence until they were featured on "The Lady Esther Serenade", a national radio program sponsored by [[Lady Esther|Lady Esther cosmetics]] from 1931 to 1937.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name="dunning">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fi5wPDBiGfMC&dq=%22Wayne+King%22+%22the+waltz+king%22&pg=PA73 |last=Dunning |first=John |author-link=John Dunning (detective fiction author) |title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio |date=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-19-507678-3 |section=Band Remotes |page=73 |edition=Revised |access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref>


The orchestra disbanded during [[World War II]], and King joined the [[United States Army|army]], advancing to the rank of [[major (rank)|major]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The orchestra was reestablished in 1946. In 1948, the half-hour ''Wayne King Show'' was syndicated on radio via [[Electrical transcriptions|transcription discs]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ziv ad|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1948/1948-05-17-BC.pdf|access-date=7 December 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=May 17, 1948}}</ref> King's orchestra had a television show in [[Chicago]] from 1949 to 1952.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" /> The telecast was carried by most Midwest [[NBC]] Television affiliate stations.<ref name=":7" />
The orchestra disbanded during [[World War II]], and King joined the [[United States Army|army]], advancing to the rank of [[major (rank)|major]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The orchestra was reestablished in 1946. In 1948, the half-hour ''Wayne King Show'' was syndicated on radio via [[Electrical transcriptions|transcription discs]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ziv ad|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1948/1948-05-17-BC.pdf#page=14&search=wayne|access-date=7 December 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=May 17, 1948}}</ref> King's orchestra had a television show in [[Chicago]] from 1949 to 1952.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" /> The telecast was carried by most Midwest [[NBC]] Television affiliate stations.<ref name=":7" />


In early 1958, he appeared as a guest challenger on the TV panel show ''[[To Tell The Truth]]''. King was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in the Radio category in1960.<ref name=":1" />
In early 1958, he appeared as a guest challenger on the TV panel show ''[[To Tell The Truth]]''. King was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in the Radio category in1960.<ref name=":1" />


King's orchestra played its last engagement in March 1983 at the [[Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall]] in [[Sarasota, Florida]].<ref name=":6" />
King's orchestra played its last engagement in March 1983 at the [[Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall]] in [[Sarasota, Florida]].<ref name=":6" />

On June 25, 2019, ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'' listed Wayne King among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the [[2008 Universal fire]].<ref name="Rosen2">{{cite web |last1=Rosen |first1=Jody |title=Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/magazine/universal-music-fire-bands-list-umg.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=June 28, 2019 |date=June 25, 2019}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==


King died in July 1985 in [[Paradise Valley, Arizona]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> His wife, [[silent film]] actress [[Dorothy Janis|Dorothy Jones King]], kept his urn with her for the rest of her life following their 53 years of marriage. She died on March 10, 2010, at the age of 98.<ref name=":2" /><ref>[http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/dorothy-janis-dies-silent-movies-591/ AltFilmGuide entry]</ref> They had two children, Wayne King II and Penelope King Pape.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 March 2010|title=Dorothy King Obituary|url=https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/azcentral/140683477|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Legacy|language=en}}</ref>
King died in July 1985 in [[Paradise Valley, Arizona]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> His wife, [[silent film]] actress [[Dorothy Janis|Dorothy Jones King]], kept his urn with her for the rest of her life following their 53 years of marriage. She died on March 10, 2010, at the age of 98.<ref name=":2" /><ref>[http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/dorothy-janis-dies-silent-movies-591/ AltFilmGuide entry]</ref> They had two children, Wayne King II and Penelope King Pape.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 March 2010|title=Dorothy King Obituary|url=https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/azcentral/140683477|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Legacy|language=en}}</ref>


In 2004, King was honored in his hometown of Savanna, with a sign acknowledging that he was a resident of the town.<ref name=":6" />
In 2004, King was honored in his hometown of Savanna, with a sign acknowledging that he was a resident of the town.<ref name=":6" />
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*"[[All Alone (1924 song)|All Alone]]" (1946)
*"[[All Alone (1924 song)|All Alone]]" (1946)
*"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (orchestral, 1952)
*"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (orchestral, 1952)
*"Isle of Golden Dreams" (1957)
*"Golden Favorites" (1962)
*"Golden Favorites" (1962)
*"[[Cecilia (Does Your Mother Know You're Out Cecilia) (1926 song)|Cecilia]]" (1965)


==References==
==References==
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*[http://nfo.net/usa/k2.html Early RCA publicity photo of Wayne King and his band] Enter "Wayne King" in "Find" function of browser; link to photo is near beginning of bio.
*[http://nfo.net/usa/k2.html Early RCA publicity photo of Wayne King and his band] Enter "Wayne King" in "Find" function of browser; link to photo is near beginning of bio.
*[http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=10057&allEpisodes= Listen] Wayne King, his life and music on Big Band Serenade #199, 49 minutes. Scroll down to show 199; direct download available.
*[http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=10057&allEpisodes= Listen] Wayne King, his life and music on Big Band Serenade #199, 49 minutes. Scroll down to show 199; direct download available.
* {{Find a Grave|50522679}}
* [https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908 Wayne King recordings] at the [[Discography of American Historical Recordings]].
* [https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106908 Wayne King recordings] at the [[Discography of American Historical Recordings]].
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Latest revision as of 05:17, 7 June 2024

For the hockey player (born 1951), see Wayne King (ice hockey).
Wayne King
King in 1931.
Background information
Birth nameHarold Wayne King
Born(1901-02-16)February 16, 1901
Savanna, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 16, 1985(1985-07-16) (aged 84)
Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S.
GenresBig band
Occupation(s)Musician, bandleader
Instrument(s)Alto saxophone
Years active1927–1983
Labels
Formerly of

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.[1][2] 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.[1][3][4][5][6] King's innovations included converting Carrie Jacobs-Bond's "I Love You Truly" from its original 2
4 time over to 3
4.[7]

Early life[edit]

Harold Wayne King was born in Savanna, Illinois, the son of Harvey and Ida King.[2] His father worked for the railroad and traveled frequently, so when King's mother died in 1908, he and his brothers lived in an orphanage in Davenport, Iowa, for a brief period of time.[2] He returned to Savanna in 1911 to live with his aunt and uncle, where he was the quarterback and captain of the football team at Savanna Township High School, where he graduated in 1920.[2][8] He briefly played professional football with the Canton Bulldogs.[2][5] He also began taking saxophone lessons as a teenager.[1] King attended Valparaiso University in Indiana for two years, but left to begin a career in music.[5][8]

Career[edit]

After playing alto saxophone for the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, he created "Wayne King and His Orchestra" in 1927.[5] The group opened the new Aragon Ballroom in Chicago in 1927, and they continued playing there for much of King's career.[2][9] He began recording for RCA/Victor Records in 1929.[1] However, the orchestra didn't rise to prominence until they were featured on "The Lady Esther Serenade", a national radio program sponsored by Lady Esther cosmetics from 1931 to 1937.[4][9][10]

The orchestra disbanded during World War II, and King joined the army, advancing to the rank of major.[4][5] The orchestra was reestablished in 1946. In 1948, the half-hour Wayne King Show was syndicated on radio via transcription discs.[11] King's orchestra had a television show in Chicago from 1949 to 1952.[1][9] The telecast was carried by most Midwest NBC Television affiliate stations.[6]

In early 1958, he appeared as a guest challenger on the TV panel show To Tell The Truth. King was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Radio category in1960.[5]

King's orchestra played its last engagement in March 1983 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, Florida.[9]

Personal life[edit]

King died in July 1985 in Paradise Valley, Arizona.[1][4][12] His wife, silent film actress Dorothy Jones King, kept his urn with her for the rest of her life following their 53 years of marriage. She died on March 10, 2010, at the age of 98.[12][13] They had two children, Wayne King II and Penelope King Pape.[12]

In 2004, King was honored in his hometown of Savanna, with a sign acknowledging that he was a resident of the town.[9]

Recordings[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Summers, Kim. "Wayne King | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Celebrating Wayne King". Savanna Times Journal.
  3. ^ Grossman, Ron (25 March 2012). "The splendor and romance of Chicago's dance-hall days". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  4. ^ a b c d "'Waltz King' Wayne King Dies at 84, Led Big Band". Los Angeles Times. 17 July 1985. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Wayne King". Hollywood Walk of Fame. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  6. ^ a b "Wayne King". Los Angeles Times. 18 July 1985. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  7. ^ Morath, Max (2008). I Love You Truly: A Biographical Novel Based on the Life of Carrie Jacobs-Bond. New York: iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-53017-5., p. 19.
  8. ^ a b "'Waltz King' Famous Savanna H.S. Alumnus". Savanna Times-Journal. 13 October 1970.
  9. ^ a b c d e Popa, Christopher (July 2004). "Wayne King 'Melody of Love'". Big Band Library. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  10. ^ Dunning, John (1998). "Band Remotes". On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  11. ^ "Ziv ad" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 17, 1948. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  12. ^ a b c "Dorothy King Obituary". Legacy. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  13. ^ AltFilmGuide entry

External links[edit]

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