说起「国王歌手」的诞生，要回溯到 1965年。当时英国剑桥的「国王学院」有十四个参与合唱团的学生，共同组成一支命名为「The Schola Cantorum Pro Musica Profana」的团体，并且录製了一张不对外发行的流行歌曲专辑。由於演出很成功，进而引发其中三位团员结合另外三位同学，共组一支名叫「来自国王学院的六个合唱学生」（Six Choral Scholars From King's College）的六重唱，也就是「国王歌手」的前身。经过阵容的一些变动之后，他们在1968年首度以「国王歌手」的名义在伦敦举行演唱会。
1. "Deconstructing Johann" This is a very funny song by Daryl Runswick:
J. S. Bach had a little problem. J. S. Bach was in a fix. J. S. Bach couldn’t find an answer. What to do?
“I’ve written most of a rather fabulous work! Toccata, it’s in D minor, but now I’m feeling a bit of a jerk I can’t think of what should come after it”
“Now,” said his wife, who was resting up after her 33rd child “Johann, my dear, you should just go to bed. Something always comes up”
“Don’t be a tweet! It’s a real crisis and I’m working to a deadline. What can I fit? What to fit after the great toccata Maybe it needs to be something faster I haven’t got a clue and in a week the piece is due I’m in a panic I’m stuck like glue“
“Don’t get your knickers in a twist, Johann, Those are only notes,’ you’ve always said. “There’s only twelve so use your head” “How many arrangements of twelve notes can there possibly be?”
“That’s a problem I don’t want to deal with How many permutations on C and D and E and F and G, A, B is a thing that I never heard of. You can leave that to Arnold Schönberg He is the person to do that twelve-tone thing”
“No! No! It isn’t the answer, I haven’t the foggiest. What am I gonna do? I’m all in a panic”
Aaah, no.
What can I do? I’ve finished my toccata but I have no fugue (Phone ringing) Ah... and now I’ve got the fugue!
2. Flight of the Bumblebee (no need for intro, these guys are just hilarous)
3. Creole Love Call (shows off their singing techniques. This song was made famous by Duke Ellington)