Discovered by songwriter Richard Berry, King began her recording career in 1956 with Little Clydie and the Teens; before she was a member of Ray Charles' Raelettes for three years and contributed to early 1960s recordings by producer Phil Spector. She recorded solo singles for Specialty Records, Kent Records and others.
She was a member of The Blackberries with Fields and Matthews and sang on Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour, which became a feature film.
In 1971 she was featured on the Beaver and Krause album Gandarva. She sang the lead vocal on the gospel-inflected "Walkin' By the River." Ray Brown played bass on the cut.
Clydie King - Missin' My Baby
Singles
1956 Little Clydie & The Teens: "A Casual Look" / "Oh Me" (RPM 462)
1957 Clydie King: "Our Romance" / "Written On The Wall" (Specialty 605)
1958 Clydie King: "I'm Invited To Your Party" / "Young Foolish Love" (Specialty 642)
1960 The Meadowlarks: "There's A Girl" / "Blue Mood" (Original Sound 12)
1961 The Meadowlarks: "It's Stompin' Time (Part 1)" / "It's Stompin' Time (Part 2)" (Interlude 101)
1962 Clydie King & The Sweet Things: "The Boys In My Life" / "Promises" (Philips 40001)
1962 Clydie King & Mel Carter: "Who Do You Love" / "The Wrong Side Of Town" (Philips 40049)
1962 Clydie King: "Turn Around" / "Don't Hang Up The Phone" (Philips 40051)
1963 Clydie King and The Sweet Things: "Only The Guilty Cry" / "By Now" (Philips 40107)
1965 Bonnie & The Treasures: "Home Of The Brave" / "Our Song" (Phi-Dan 5005)
1965 Clydie King: "The Thrill Is Gone" / "If You Were A Man" (Imperial 66109)
1965 Clydie King: "Missin' My Baby" / "My Love Grows Deeper" (Imperial 66139)
1966 Clydie King: "He Always Comes Back To Me" / "Soft and Gentle Ways" (Imperial 66172)
1967 Jimmy Holiday and Clydie King: "Ready, Willing and Able" / "We Got a Good Thing Goin'" (Minit 32021)
1967 Clydie King: "One Of Those Good For Cryin' Over You Days" / "My Mistakes Of Yesterday" (Minit 32025)
1967 Clydie King: "I'll Never Stop Loving You" / "Shing-A-Ling" (Minit 32032)
