The King of Hillbilly - King 500 / 1000 Series

The King Record Co. was founded by Syd Nathan in 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio, as an exclusive hillbilly (C&W) label, starting with #500.
In 1945, race (R&B) records followed, starting with #4100, first on the Queen sub-label, as of 1947 on King. --> 4000 / 5000 Series
In 1949, a popular series was added, starting with #15000, --> 15000 Series; it was discontinued in Feb 1953 and integrated in the former C&W series.
Last releases in the 500 /1000 series came out in Oct 1955, the highest number was #1512. As of Nov 1955, new C&W and Pop releases were in the 4000 series.

Note: Alleged King numbers
• 1010, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1030, 1071, 1073 by Emil Coleman,
• 1089, 1091, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1124, 1183, 1184 by Ruth Wallis,
• 1022 by Air Lane Trio
are actually on DeLuxe sub-label (possibly intended for reissue in album sets on King).

King numbers 1014, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1126, 1168, 1319, 1323, 1370, 1510, and 1511 were not issued or are unknown.

List of 983 Gramophones by fixbutte

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	Click to View		Label		Cat#	Date	Format	Price Guide
51		Hawkshaw Hawkins A: The Time Will Come B: I Got The Blues		King USA	549	Sep 1946	Unreleased
52		J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers A: John Henry B: I'll Remember You Love (In My Prayers)		King USA	550	Feb 1947	10"	$20
53		Hank Penny A: Time Will Tell B: These Wild Wild Women		King USA	551	Sep 1946	10"
54		Gurney Thomas And His Hillbilly Pals A: Who's Taking My Place B: To Love Until I Die		King USA	552	Sep 1946	10"
55		Cowboy Copas A: (I Can See That) You're Living A Lie B: Sundown And Sorrow		King USA	553	Sep 1946	10"
56		Gurney Thomas And His Hillbilly Pals A: When He Reached Down His Hands (For Me) B: Just A Closer Walk With Thee		King USA	554	Nov 1946	10"
57		Charlie Linville And The Fiddlin' Linvilles A: Texahoma Boogie B: There's Something Wrong		King USA	555	Sep 1946	10"
58		Ernest Worley A: Blue Days And Lonely Nights B: I Can't Help It If I Cry		King USA	556	Oct 1946	10"
59		Hawkshaw Hawkins A: I Ain't Goin' Honky Tonkin' Any More B: I'll Never Cry Over You		King USA	557	Oct 1946	10"
60		Hawkshaw Hawkins A: Soldier's Last Letter B: There's A Little Bit Of Everything In Texas		King USA	558	Oct 1946	10"
61		Hawkshaw Hawkins A: Blue-Eyed Elaine B: Try Me One More Time		King USA	559	Oct 1946	10"
62		Hawkshaw Hawkins A: Are You Waiting Just For Me? B: You Nearly Lose Your Mind		King USA	560	Oct 1946	10"
63		Hawkshaw Hawkins A: I Wonder Why You Said Goodbye B: It's Been So Long, Darling		King USA	561	Oct 1946	10"
64		Hawkshaw Hawkins A: I'll Get Along Somehow B: Walking The Floor Over You		King USA	562	Nov 1946	10"
65		Hawkshaw Hawkins A: Mean Old Bed Bug Blues B: Mean Mama Blues		King USA	563	Nov 1946	10"
66		Hawkshaw Hawkins A: That's When It's Coming Home To You B: I'm Wondering How		King USA	564	Nov 1946	10"
67		Moon Mullican And The Showboys A: Lonesome Hearted Blues B: It's A Sin To Love You Like I Do		King USA	565	Oct 1946	10"
68		Cowboy Copas A: Juke Box Blues B: No More Roamin'		King USA	566	Nov 1946	10"
69		Bill Carlisle A: Rockin' Chair Money B: When Snowflakes Fall		King USA	567	Nov 1946	10"
70		Charlie Linville And The Fiddlin' Linvilles A: Linville Schottiche B: What A Shame		King USA	568	Nov 1946	10"
71		Red Egner A: Crazy 'Cause I Love You B: Hide Your Face		King USA	569	Nov 1946	10"
72		Delmore Brothers A: Freight Train Boogie B: Somebody Else's Darling		King USA	570	29 Oct 1946	10"
73		Homer And Jethro A: Five Minutes More B: Rye Whiskey		King USA	571	Nov 1946	10"
74		Carolina Cotton A: Three Miles South Of Cash (In Arkansas) B: Singing On The Trail		King USA	572	Nov 1946	10"
75		Tex Atchison A: Somebody's Rose B: You Don't Do Right By Me Anymore		King USA	573	Nov 1946	10"
76		Wade Mainer's Mountaineers A: Dust On The Bible B: There'll Come A Time		King USA	574	Nov 1946	10"
77		Grandpa Jones A: Heart Stealin' Mama B: Darling Won't You Love Me Now		King USA	575	Nov 1946	10"
78		Jimmie Widener A: I Wish B: I Hear You Knockin'		King USA	576	Dec 1946	10"
79		Brown's Ferry Four A: Rockin' On The Waves B: If We Never Meet Again		King USA	577	Dec 1946	10"
80		Moon Mullican And The Showboys A: New Pretty Blonde (New Jole Blon) B: When A Soldier Knocks And Finds Nobody Home		King USA	578	Dec 1946	10"
81		Cowboy Jack Derrick A: I Want To Be Loved (By Someone) B: A Mother's Prayer		King USA	579	Dec 1946	10"
82		Eddie Martin And His King Serenaders A: Song Of The Islands B: Echoes Of Hawall		King USA	580	Dec 1946	10"
83		Hank Penny A: Texas In My Soul B: Merle's Buck Dance		King USA	581	Dec 1946	10"
84		Leon Rusk A: Air Mail Special On The Fly B: Though I Cry		King USA	582	Dec 1946	10"
85		Homer And Jethro A: Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die B: Boll Weevill		King USA	583	Dec 1946	10"
86		Rex Griffin A: How Can I Be Sure B: I'm A Free As The Breeze		King USA	584	Dec 1946	10"
87		Wade Mainer's Mountaineers A: Soldier's Grave B: He's Coming To Us Dead		King USA	585	Dec 1946	10"
88		Red Egner A: Turn My Picture Upside Down B: Brown Eyed Baby		King USA	586	Jan 1947	10"
89		Grandpa Jones A: Ridin' On That Train B: Are There Tears Behind Your Smiles		King USA	587	Jan 1947	10"
90		Charlie Linville And The Fiddlin' Linvilles A: Yes You Did B: Snow Deer		King USA	588	Jan 1947	10"
91		Cope Brothers A: Knoxville Girl B: She Sleeps Beneath The Norris Dam		King USA	589	Jan 1947	10"
92		Minnie Pearl With Pee Wee King And The Golden West Cowboys A: In The Shadow Of The Pine B: On Top Of Old Smoky		King USA	590	Jan 1947	10"
93		Cowboy Copas A: Breeze B: In My Merry Oldsmobile		King USA	591	Feb 1947	10"
94		Delmore Brothers A: Brown's Ferry Blues B: Mississippi Shore		King USA	592	20 Jan 1947	10"
95		Brown's Ferry Four A: Old Camp Meeting B: There's A Light Guiding Me		King USA	593	Feb 1947	10"
96		Rex Griffin A: I Lost Again B: I Don't Mean To Be Mean		King USA	594	Mar 1947	10"
97		Jimmie Widener A: She's A Shady Lady B: Me And The Doggon' Blues		King USA	595	Mar 1947	10"
98		Homer And Jethro A: Over The Rainbow B: Groundhog		King USA	596	Mar 1947	10"
99		Hank Penny A: Wildcat Mama B: Here Today And Gone Tomorrow		King USA	597	Mar 1947	10"
100		Cowboy Copas A: Kentucky Waltz B: Heartaches		King USA	598	Jan 1947	10"

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