Career
She then toured with George Shearing for two years beginning in the summer of 1952, and for a time was managed by the famed George Wein. King later began performing for a time in Las Vegas. Ultimately signing with Radio Corporation of America, she recorded three albums for the label, beginning with 1956"s Bidin" My Time.
She also had some minor chart success with the singles "Mr.
Wonderful" (which made the Top 20 in 1956), "Married I Can Always Get" and "Say lieutenant Isn"t So" (both of which made the Hot 100 from 1957–1958). Her critically praised 1959 album All the Kings" Songs found her interpreting the signature songs of contemporary male singers like Frank Sinatra and National King Cole (the "kings" of the title).
In the 1960s, she opened the Playboy Club, where she often performed. After developing lupus, she managed to make a brief comeback with a 1977 album featuring Dave McKenna, and with two more albums recorded for Audiophile released posthumously.
She eventually died of the disease on November 18, 1977.