The KingElvis Presley

King of the BluesBB King, had his first hit in 1951, and was still having them fifty years later

Queen of SoulAretha Franklin

Ben E. KingBorn a Nelson, joined the Five Crowns who became the Drifters, by which time Benjamin was already a King

Freddy King and Albert KingBlues guitar legends who are no relation to the King of The Blues

Evelyn ‘Champagne’ KingFormer cleaning lady turned disco diva

Queen LatifahAmerican rap star whose real name is Dana Owens

The Kings of RhythmIke Turner’s backing band in the '60’s

The Rhythm KingsBill Wyman’s band after his retirement from the Rolling Stones

The King of Swing Clarinettist Benny Goodman

Australia’s King of Country MusicSlim Dusty

The King of Country MusicRoy Acuff, fiddle player and singer.

The Queen of Country MusicKitty Wells or Reba McEntire, depending on who you believe

The Empress of The BluesBessie Smith

King of RagtimeScott Joplin

The King of JazzA Bing Crosby film with the big production numbers provided by ‘The King of Jazz’, Paul Whiteman

Brice KingChristian folk singer

The King of Jazz BassCharles Mingus

King Oliver’s Jazz BandOne of the finest pre-war jazz bands who first recorded in 1923 with Louis Armstrong playing the cornet

Nat ‘King’ Cole'The Sepia Sinatra' who had over 100 American hits before he died aged forty-seven in 1965

KingA British dance group from the '80s

Carole KingThe queen of singer/songwriters

Jonathan KingWho cares

Revd Martin Luther KingAn excerpt from his ‘I have a dream’ speech made No.88 in the American charts

Queen of Country BluesMemphis Minnie

Kingdome ComeArthur Brown’s group after he left his Crazy World

King CurtisSax player who had hits in his own right and also led the Kingpins, the Queen of Soul’s backing group

Roy RogersThe King of the Cowboys

QueenTopped the British singles chart six times

King TubbyFormer radio repairman Osbourne Ruddock who became a Reggae star

The King’s SingersBritish group singing traditional songs who are probably unknown to every other king in this list

Saunders KingOne of the first, if not the first, blues electric guitar players

King of Western SwingBob Wills

Queen IdaThe first accordion player to lead a Zydeco band

Kingsize Taylor & The DominoesLiverpool contemporaries of the Beatles

Pee Wee KingSinger and songwriter, his biggest hit -- The Tennessee Waltz<, his first -- Slow Poke

The King of SkiffleLonnie Donegan

Wayne KingThe unintentionally funny '40s band leader

Terri, Drag Queen of the BluesProbably self-proclaimed

King of PopMichael Jackson, definitely self-proclaimed

Princewho’ll never be a king, no matter what

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