King Records was an American label founded in 1943 by Syd Nathan in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

The label owned several divisions, including Federal Records, which launched the career of James Brown.

[citation needed] Important recordings in this field were done by the Delmore Brothers and Wayne Raney.

King also owned Federal Records, which launched the career of James Brown.

The label hired Ralph Bass and recorded R&B musicians such as Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, Roy Brown, Valerie Carr, Champion Jack Dupree, Ivory Joe Hunter, Joe Tex, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, and Otis Williams and the Charms.

[3] King had a long legal suit against James Brown after he repeatedly violated his contract with the company.

Many of its country singers, such as Moon Mullican, the Delmore Brothers, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Zeb Turner, covered the label's R&B songs, such as "Grandpa Stole My Baby", "Rocket to the Moon", "Bloodshot Eyes", and "I Got Loaded".

[8][9] Now owned by the city of Cincinnati, it approved the formation of the King Records Legacy Committee which is working on revitalizing the historic site and explaining its history.