King of the Queen City
Subtitle: the story of King Records
By: Jon Hartley Fox ; foreword by Dave Alvin.
Series: Music in American life
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780252034688
Subjects: King Record Company -- History; Sound recording industry -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Syd starts a record company : the early years, 1943-44; title: The hillbilly boogie : country music on King Records, part 1; title: The King gets a Queen : the short but important life of Queen Records; title: Henry Glover : an unsung hero of American music; title: Good rockin' tonight : rhythm & blues on King Records, 1947-54; title: Where the hell's the melody? Country music on King Records, part 2; title: Business as usual was pretty unusual : behind the scenes at King Records; title: Masters of the groove : Earl Bostic, Bill Doggett, and the Honkin' Tenors; title: I'll sail my ship alone : country music on King Records, part 3; title: Record man : Ralph Bass and Federal Records; title: The Sixty-Minute Men : rhythm & blues vocal groups on King Records; title: You give me fever : solo R&B singers on King Records; title: Every time I feel the spirit : black gospel music on King Records; title: How mountain girls can love : bluegrass music on King Records; title: Let's have a natural ball : the blues on King Records; title: That ain't nothin' but right : rockabilly and rock and roll on King Records; title: The hardest-working man in show business : Mr. James Brown; title: Brother Claude Ely and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis : the rest of the catalog; title: Life after death : King Records, 1968-2007; title: "We broke the shit down" : the meaning of King Records.