Biography

Nelson King
Real name: Charles Schroeder
Effective period / Period of releases: 1955
August 7, 1914 – March 16, 1974 "King” of Cincinnati Disc JockeysOne of the first members of the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame. In the Cincinnati area, he presided over the WCKY Jamboree and Hillbilly Hit Parade four hours every night. At that point in time, bluegrass had not yet been divorced from country music, so he played bluegrass artists right along with country artists. He was voted the top deejay in the U.S. for eight consecutive years