Charles Joseph King (October 31, 1886 – January 11, 1944) was an American vaudeville and Broadway actor who also starred in several movies. He starred as the leading actor in the hit MGM movie, The Broadway Melody (1929),
the first all-talking film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

In late 1928, like many of his musical theatre colleagues, Charles King journeyed to Hollywood to begin appearing in films. His feature-film debut, The Broadway Melody, was an immense hit for MGM in 1929 and featured him singing the title song and "You Were Meant for Me", two significant song hits the same year. King introduced such other hits as "Orange Blossom Time" in The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) and "Happy Days Are Here Again" in Chasing Rainbows (1930), but could not sustain the initial momentum of his film popularity as musicals saturated the market and studios ended their contracts with musical performers. 

This C D presents recordings made at the peak of his recording career.

Arrangements are very lively with jazz vocals throughout the sessions. 

All tracks have been digitally restored by Vintage-Recordings.com.

Several Items will have a  symbol next to a song.

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Charles King (1920’s Crooner)
and Broadway Musical Star
[Recorded 1911 - 1930)

Tracks 1 to 5 with Elizabeth Brice
Track 6 with Louise Grody
01 Let Me Stay And Live In Dixieland (The Slim Princess) 1911
02 That Ever Loving Love (The Slim Princess) 1911
03 My Own Iona 1916
04 When The Sun Goes Down In Romany 1916
05 You Gotta Go Back To Texas (Watch Your Step) 1916
06 Sometimes I'm Happy (Hit The Deck) 1927
07 Love Boat Broadway Melody 1929
08 The Wedding Of The Painted Doll (Broadway Melody) 1929
09 Broadway Melody (Broadway Melody) 1929
10 You Were Meant For Me (Broadway Melody) 1929
11 When Love Comes In The Moonlight (Chasing Rainbows) 1930
12 Everybody Tap (Chasing Rainbows) 1930
13 Happy Days Are Here Again (Chasing Rainbows) 1930
14 Here Comes The Sun 1930
15 Highway To Heaven (Oh, Sailor Behave) 1930
16 Leave A Little Smile 1930
17 Love Ain't Nothing But The Blues (Chasing Rainbows) 1930
18 Lucky Me Lovable You (Chasing Rainbows) 1930 

02 That Ever Loving Love (The Slim Princess) 1911