- Recorded for RCA Victor and American Decca.
- A prolific composer, his most famous songs include "Josephine", "Goofus", "Beautiful Love", "Melody of Love" and his band's theme, "The Waltz You Saved For Me".
- Saxophonist/bandleader famous for his playing of waltzes, hence his nickname.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6251 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- He briefly played professional football with the Canton Bulldogs.
- 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.
- King's orchestra played its last engagement in March 1983 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, Florida.
- His orchestra disbanded during World War II, and King joined the army, advancing to the rank of major. The orchestra was reestablished in 1946.
- After playing alto saxophone for the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, he created "Wayne King and Orchestra" in 1927. The group opened the new Aragon Ballroom in Chicago in 1927, and they continued playing there for much of King's career.
- King attended Valparaiso University in Indiana for two years, but left to begin a career in music.
- King's innovations included converting Carrie Jacobs-Bond's "I Love You Truly" from its original 2/4 time over to 3/4 time.
- King's orchestra had a television show in Chicago from 1949 to 1952. The telecast was carried by most Midwest NBC Television affiliate stations.
- Musicians such as Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong influenced his work.
- Wayne King was an American musician, songwriter, and bandleader with a long association with both NBC and CBS.
- He began recording for RCA/Victor Records in 1929. However, the orchestra didn't rise to prominence until they were featured on "The Lady Esther Serenade", a national radio program sponsored by Lady Esther cosmetics from 1931 to 1937.
- Wayne King's dreamy, slow style of the big band era live on in the collections. Some of their more popular songs have been featured on The Lawrence Welk Show. His determination to play even when the Big Band Era ended shows his dedication to the music industry and the genre.
- In early 1958, he appeared as a guest challenger on the TV panel show To Tell The Truth.
- In 1948, the half-hour Wayne King Show was syndicated on radio via transcription discs.
- He also began taking saxophone lessons as a teenager.
- In 2004, King was honored in his hometown of Savanna, with a sign acknowledging that he was a resident of the town.
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