voc, 1929-1977 US, Boston
Singer / Musician of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Theodora King
Teddi King (September 18, 1929 – November 18, 1977) was an American jazz and pop vocalist. Born Theodora King in Boston, Massachusetts on September 18, 1929, she won a singing competition hosted by Dinah Shore at Boston's Tributary Theatre, later beginning work in a touring revue involved with "cheering up the military in the lull between the Second World War and the Korean conflict. Improving her vocal and piano technique during this time, she first recorded with Nat Pierce in 1949, later recording with the Beryl Booker trio and with several other small groups from 1954-1955 (recordings which were available on three albums for Storyville). She then toured with George Shearing for two years beginning in the summer of 1952, and for a time was managed by the famed George Wein. King later began performing for a time in Las Vegas. Ultimately signing with RCA, she recorded three albums for the label, beginning with 1956's Bidin' My Time. She also had some minor chart success with the singles "Mr. Wonderful" (which made the Top 20 in 1956), "Married I Can Always Get" and "Say It Isn't So" (both of which made the Hot 100 from 1957–1958). Her critically praised 1959 album All the Kings' Songs found her interpreting the signature songs of contemporary male singers like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole (the "kings" of the title). In the 1960s, she opened the Playboy Club, where she often performed. After developing lupus, she managed to make a brief comeback with a 1977 album featuring Dave McKenna, and with two more albums recorded for Audiophile released posthumously. She eventually died of the disease on November 18, 1977. King's style, influenced by Lee Wiley, Mildred Bailey and Mabel Mercer, has won her a small but devoted cult following.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Teddi King Sings | Teddi King | 2016 | Single |
Mr. Wonderful: The Complete RCA Singles (1956-1958) | Teddi King | 2009 | Compil. |
A Girl and Her Songs | Teddi King | 2008 | Album |
'Round Midnight | Teddi King, Beryl Booker | 2008 | Album |
In The Beginning (1949-1954) | Teddi King | 1999 | Album |
Bidin' My Time | Teddi King | 1999 | Single |
Someone To Light Up Your Life | Teddi King | 1979 | Album |
...This Is New | Teddi King / Dave McKenna | 1978 | Album |
1948 -1950 | The Nat Pierce Orchestra Featuring Charlie Mariano, Ralph Burns, Teddi King | 1977 | Album |
Lovers & Losers | Teddi King | 1976 | Album |
Marian Remembers Teddi | Marian McPartland, Teddi King | 1974 | Album |
River Of Regret / Blue Tango | Teddi King | 1959 | Single |
All The Kings' Songs | Teddi King | 1959 | Album |
Temptation / Flamingo | Teddi King | 1959 | Single |
Say A Prayer | Teddi King | 1958 | Single |
Taking A Chance On Love | The George Shearing Quintet, Billy Eckstine, Teddi King | 1958 | Single |
Baisez-moi | Teddi King | 1958 | Single |
Teddi King With The George Shearing Quintet | Teddi King With The George Shearing Quintet | 1957 | Single |
Teddi King With The George Shearing Quintet | Teddi King With The George Shearing Quintet | 1957 | Single |
A Girl And Her Songs | Teddi King With George Siravo And His Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
I Was A Child Till Tonight / Then It Starts Again | Teddi King | 1957 | Single |
Every Woman / A Lot In Common | Teddi King With Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
To You From Teddi King | Teddi King With George Siravo And His Orchestra | 1956 | Album |
I'll Never Be The Same / My Funny Little Lover | Teddi King | 1956 | Single |
Untitled | The Four Lovers / Teddi King | 1956 | Single |
Say It Isn't So | Teddi King | 1956 | Single |
Traveling Down A Lonely Road | Teddi King | 1956 | Single |
Bidin' My Time | Teddi King With Al Cohn And His Orchestra | 1956 | Album |
I Can Honestly Say It's A Lie | Teddi King | 1956 | Single |
Now In Vogue | Teddi King | 1955 | Album |
Storyville Presents Miss Teddi King | Teddi King | 1955 | Album |
In The Year You've Been Gone / The Dragon | Teddi King | 1955 | Single |
'Round Midnight | Teddi King | 1953 | Album |
I Saw Stars | Teddi King | Single | |
Boston Bust Out | Nat Pierce, Charlie Mariano, Serge Chaloff, Teddi King | Compil. | |
Out Of The Blue Program #5 / #6 | Teddi King With Dick Hyman And The Band | Single | |
Out Of The Blue, Program #11 / #12 | Teddi King With Dick Hyman And The Band | Single | |
Out Of The Blue, Program #3 / #4 | Teddi King With Dick Hyman And The Band | Single | |
Out Of The Blue, Program #1 / #2 | Teddi King With Dick Hyman And The Band | Single | |
Out Of The Blue Program #7 / #8 | Teddi King With Dick Hyman And The Band | Single | |
Out Of The Blue, Program #9 / #10 | Teddi King With Dick Hyman And The Band | Single | |
Out Of The Blue, Program #13 / #14 | Teddi King With Dick Hyman And The Band | Single | |
Program #15 / #16 | Teddi King With Dick Hyman And The Band | Single | |
Mr. Wonderful / Are You Slipping Through My Fingers | Teddi King | Single | |
Out Of The Blue Program #13 / #14 | Teddi King With Dick Hyman And The Band | Single |