Benjamin Earl King 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 U.S. Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later in 1986, a number one hit in the United Kingdom in 1987, and no. 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 "Save the Last Dance for Me".
Ben E. King
Active - 1987 - 2022 |
Birth - Sep 28, 1938 |
Death - Apr 30, 2015 |
Genres - Music, Documentary, Biography, History
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Subgenres - Historical Film
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