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Earl Bostic: The Earl Bostic Story: 14 Greatest Hits

1 CD / King / 2005-09-06

Tracks: That's the Groovy Thing, Pts. 1 & 2; 8:45 Stomp; Where or When; Flamingo; Sleep; Blue Moon; Blue Skies; Harlem Nocturne; September Song; Stompin' at the Savoy; Twilight Time; Arrivederci Roma; Cherry...
Artists: Earl Bostic

Recording information: 07/??/1946-07/17/1964.

In 2006 King records brought out Earl Bostic's 14 Greatest Hits, an exact reissue of this label's 1990 release All His Hits. The recordings within,...continue...

Freddie King: All His Hits

1 CD / King / 2005-09-06

Artists: Freddie King

Various Artists: Risque Blues: The King Anthology

2 CD / King / 2003-11-10

Tracks: Sixty Minute Man - Billy Ward & the Dominoes; Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John; Sexy Ways - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters; Lollipop Mama - Wynonie Harris; It Ain't the Meat - The Swallows;...
Artists: Various Artists

Earl Bostic: Greatest Hits

1 CD / King / 1998-03-17

Tracks: Flamingo; Sleep; Harlem Nocturne; Night Train; Temptation; September Song; That Old Black Magic; Southern Fried
Artists: Earl Bostic

Includes liner notes by Chuck Young.

Personnel: Earl Bostic (alto saxophone).

Liner Note Author: C. Young.

Alto saxophonist Earl Bostic remains underappreciated by jazz fans due t...continue...

Wynonie Harris/Roy Brown: Battle of the Blues, Vol. 4

1 CD / King / 1998-03-16

Tracks: Big Mouth Gal; Bring It Back; If You Don't Think I'm Sinking; Trouble at Midnight; Peas and Rice; Rock Mr. Blues; Lonesome Train; Old Age Boogie; Bald Headed Blues; Grandma Plays the Numbers; Good Br...
Artists: Wynonie Harris/Roy Brown

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson joins the Battle of the Blues party this time around with some honking tenor saxophone and his own brand of blues shouting. And while Vinson is given a good share of vocals he...continue...

Ivory Joe Hunter (Texas): 16 of His Greatest Hits

1 CD / King / 1998-03-16

Tracks: Jealous Heart; I Quit My Pretty Mama; Waiting in Vain; No Money, No Luck Blues; Too Late; I Have No Reason to Complain; I Like It; Lying Woman; Guess Who; In Time; Code Song, The; Don't Fall in Love ...
Artists: Ivory Joe Hunter (Texas)

Other than ruining his 1949 smash "Guess Who" entirely with hideous stereo overdubs, King has done pretty well by the pianist on this collection of his post-war output for the Cincinnati firm. Hunter ...continue...

Esther Phillips: Memory Lane: The Best Songs Little Esther Ever...

1 CD / King / 1997-08-21

Tracks: Heart to Heart; I Paid My Dues; Tell Him That I Need Him; Ring a Ding Doo; I'll Be There; Street Lights; Mainliner; Cherry Wine; Aged and Mellow; Deacon Moves In, The; Somebody New; Sweet Lips; Storm...
Artists: Esther Phillips

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

"Little" Esther Phillips was able to sign with Syd Nathan's King Records in 1951 after little more than a year with Savoy, as her contract with the la...continue...

Bill Doggett: All His Hits

1 CD / King / 1996-06-27

Tracks: Big Dog Blues, Pt. 1; Moondust; High Heels; As You Desire Me; Honky Tonk; Slow Walk; Sweet Lorraine; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Ram-Bunk-Shush; Soft; Blip Blop; Hold It; Smokie, Pt. 2; Honky Tonk...
Artists: Bill Doggett

Personnel: Bill Doggett (organ).

Recording information: King Recording Studios.

Illustrator: R. Szolkowski.

These 14 hits are a mere sampling of organist Bill Doggett's prolific o...continue...

Earl Bostic: All His Hits

1 CD / King / 1996-06-21

Tracks: That's a Groovy Thing, Pt. 1 & 2; 8:45 Stomp; Where or When; Flamingo; Sleep; Blue Moon; Blue Skies; Harlem Nocturne; September Song; Stompin' at the Savoy; Twilight Time; Arrivederci Roma; Cherry Pi...
Artists: Earl Bostic

Personnel: Earl Bostic (alto saxophone).

Recording information: King Recording Studios (07/??/1946-07/17/1964).

Illustrator: R. Szolkowski.

This definitive recording is not entire...continue...

Freddie King: Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King

1 CD / King / 1994-09-05

Tracks: Hide Away; Butterscotch; Sen-Sa-Shun; Side Tracked; Stumble, The; Wash Out; San-Ho-Zay; Just Pickin'; Heads Up; In the Open; Out Front; Swooshy
Artists: Freddie King

Recorded in 1961.

The classic first all-instrumental Freddy King album, it was monstrously influential to succeeding generations of great artists. ~ Bill Dahl...continue...