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Rocking Cincinnati’s R&B Cradle (New York Times)

...King Records, he said, “remains Cincinnati’s single most important cultural contribution to the world.” ... (Larry Nager)

...The music was a mix of the faith and the funk, fatback and fiddle tunes. Whatever happens to the brick structure that used to house the label, King will never really die as long as music like this can be heard in an old music hall in Cincinnati... (New York Times-RJ Smith)

KINGS RECORDS HISTORIC MARKER UNVEILED

(Cincinnati, OH) Sunday, November 23, 2008, Cincinnati hosted a long overdue day dedicated to King Records in its 65th Anniversary Year.

At 2 p.m.the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation presented Rock and Roll Hall of Fame President Terry Stewart, Cincinnati City Councilman John Cranley, Funk Legend Bootsy Collins, officials, and a host of additional King Records artists, former employees and family members unveiled a Historic Marker at 1540 Brewster Avenue, the former home of the King Records recording plant in Evanston.