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Wayne King

real name Harold Wayne King

Savanna, United States

Wayne King is credited on 1,337 releases across 398 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,337

Credits

398

Albums

8

Decades active

196

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B. February 16 (or) 18, 1901, Savanna, Illinois (USA).
D. July 16, 1985, Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona (USA).
Wayne King, a popular 1930's American bandleader, musician (saxophone), songwriter, singer, was sometimes 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. He has been compared to Lawrence Welk and Fred Waring.

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Credited work

1,337 releases · 398 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,412
  • Other credits · 70
  • Production · 1

Studios: Bell Sound Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Rainbow Studio · The Nightstage

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