King Records

[KnightD12]

This record label was nothing to look at, in fact it might win my 'Dullness Award". lol
But its claim to fame was James Brown recorded a lot of his major hits here after moving from the Federal label. James was the only artist that I had on King records ( and maybe one Little Willie John, and oh yeah...Hank Ballard & The Midnighters) so his music was easy to find in a stack of my records.  Otis Williams & His Charms recorded on King also.

Founded by Syd Nathan, King Records was one of the most influential independent labels of the 1940s and 1950s. By the end of the latter decade, it had become the nation’s sixth largest record company, with more than 400 employees. Nathan’s policy of employing whites and African Americans side-by-side in various capacities made King Records one of the first integrated industries in Cincinnati, and, perhaps, the first integrated record company in the country. This diversity was reflected in its marketing. King Records was unique among independent record companies in that it recorded and sold both country and R&B music, filling two different niche markets neglected by the major record companies.