Evanston in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

King Records

"The King of Them All"

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 30, 2021

1. King Records Marker

Inscription. From 1943-1971 King Records forever changed American music. Owner Syd Nathan gave the world bluegrass, R&B, rock and roll, doo-wop, country, soul and funk. With stars from James Brown to the Stanley Brothers and its innovative, integrated business model, Cincinnati’s King Records revolutionized the music industry.

Erected 2008 by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum, City of Cincinnati.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 39° 8.66′ N, 84° 28.596′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Evanston. It is at the intersection of Brewster Avenue and Woodburn Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Brewster Avenue. Brewster is a dead-end street which can only be reached off Woodburn Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1540 Brewster Ave, Cincinnati OH 45207, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Xavier University Armory (approx. 0.4 miles away); Evanston - World War One Honor Roll (approx. half a mile away); James Warren Rankin / Ohio's Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (approx. 0.8 miles away);

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Walnut Hill Salutes Black Inventors (approx. one mile away); Harriet Beecher Stowe (approx. one mile away); Harriet Beecher Stowe House (approx. one mile away); Cincinnati Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs / Cincinnati Federation Clubhouse (approx. 1.1 miles away); Manse Hotel and Annex / Horace Sudduth (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 30, 2021

2. King Records Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 30, 2021

3. King Records Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 925 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 31, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.