King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records

King of the Queen City is the first comprehensive history of King Records, one of the most influential independent record companies in the history of American music. Jon Hartley Fox tells the story of a small outsider record company in Cincinnati, Ohio, that attracted an extremely diverse roster of artists, including the Stanley Brothers, Grandpa Jones, Redd Foxx, Earl Bostic, Bill Doggett, Ike Turner, Roy Brown, Freddie King, Eddie Vinson, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, and even a young James Brown. While other record companies concentrated on one style of music, King was active in virtually all genres of vernacular American music, from blues and R & B to rockabilly, bluegrass, western swing, and country.

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Foreword by Dave Alvin
Preface
1. Syd Starts A Record Company: The Early Years, 1943-1944
2. The Hillbilly Boogie: Country Music on King Records

Part 1
3. The King Gets A Queen: The Short but Important Life of Queen Records
4. Henry Glover: An Unsung Hero of American Music
5. Good Rockin? Tonight: Rhythm & Blues on King Records, 1947-1954
6. Where The Hell?s The Melody? Country Music on King Records

Part 2
7. Business As Usual Was Pretty Unusual: Behind the Scenes at King Records
8. Masters of the Groove: Earl Bostic, Bill Doggett and The Honkin? Tenors
9. I?ll Sail My Ship Alone: Country Music on King Records

Part 3
10. Record Man: Ralph Bass and Federal Records
11. The Sixty-Minute Men: Rhythm & Blues Vocal Groups on King Records
12. You Give Me Fever: Solo R&B Singers on King Records
13. Every Time I Feel The Spirit: Black Gospel Music on King Records
14. How Mountain Girls Can Love: Bluegrass Music on King Records
15. Let?s Have A Natural Ball: The Blues on King Records
16. That Ain?t Nothin? But Right: Rockabilly and Rock and Roll on King Records
17. The Hardest Working Man in Show Business: Mr. James Brown
18. Brother Claude Ely and Eddie `Lockjaw? Davis: The Rest of the Catalog
19. Life After Death: King Records, 1968-2007
20. `We Broke the Shit Down?: The Meaning of King Records
Chapter Notes
Sources
Index