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.

[2] His father worked for the railroad and traveled frequently, so when King's mother died in 1908, he and his brothers lived in the Annie Whittenmeyer orphanage in Davenport, Iowa, for a brief period of time.

[4][9][10] The orchestra disbanded during World War II, and King joined the army, advancing to the rank of major.

[5] King's orchestra played its last engagement in March 1983 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, Florida.

[1][4][12] His wife, silent film actress Dorothy Jones King, kept his urn with her for the rest of her life following their 53 years of marriage.