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Ben E. King

R&B Singer

Died when: 76 years 214 days (919 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Ben E. King

Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson;September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer.He is best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me"—a US Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later in 1986 (when it was used as the theme to the film of the same name), a number one hit in the United Kingdom in 1987, and number 25 on the RIAA's list of Songs of the Century—and as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group The Drifters, notably singing the lead vocals of one of their biggest global hit singles (and only U.S.

No. 1 hit), "Save the Last Dance for Me".Besides "Stand By Me", his songs "There Goes My Baby" and "Spanish Harlem" also appeared on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.


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