The King Family
 

Album Covers from my King Family Collection
 

A clipping from the TV Guide - 1965?

When I was a teenager, I became a big fan of the King Family from the ABC television show that aired during the mid 1960's. My father had brought me up with big band music, and enjoyed there music. When I started watching the King Family show, I soon became one of their biggest fans. While Alvino Rey and the King Sisters were featured on the show,  the program also highlighted the talents of others in their family, and featured 30+ others. Their theme song was "Love at Home", which is a beautiful piece in both words and music.

As an aside, one of the "King Cousins" - Tina, became famous as Rob's wife on the Show "My Three Son's", which Bob Clarke (Alice King's Husband) was a famous character actor on TV. I recall seeing him a number of times on Dragnet, for one.

Dad and Alvino Rey both were Ham Radio operators, and shortly after my becoming a big fan of the King Family, we began communicating via Ham Radio. As a result, we met with Alvino and Luise, as well as Alice and Bob Clarke on several of their tour dates through New England. The following schedul was sent to us from a fellow "Ham" who participated in contacts with Alvino and friends:

Looking back through my files, I found that I went to the following King Family concerts:

August 11, 1965 - Warwick RI
July 19, 1966 - Wallingford, CT
July 26, 1966 - Framingham, Ma
July 7 and 9, 1967 - Brockton, Ma
August 1969 - Saratoga Springs, NY
 
 

We also visited them when we traveled out to Los Angeles, where they were living at the time. I will soon write more about these experiences and add to this site.
 

August 1969 King Family performance at Saratoga Springs, NY - Don Whitney Photo
 
 

Alvino Rey - August 1969