Wayne King | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Harold Wayne King |
| Born | February 16, 1901 Savanna, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1985 (aged 84) Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S. |
| Genres | Big band |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
| Instrument | Alto saxophone |
| Years active | 1927–1983 |
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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.[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]
- ^ a b Summers, Kim. "Wayne King | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Celebrating Wayne King". Savanna Times Journal.
- ^ Grossman, Ron (25 March 2012). "The splendor and romance of Chicago's dance-hall days". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "'Waltz King' Wayne King Dies at 84, Led Big Band". Los Angeles Times. 17 July 1985. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Wayne King". Hollywood Walk of Fame. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Wayne King". Los Angeles Times. 18 July 1985. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ 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.