Ben E. King

Ben E. King

Ben E. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson in Henderson, North Carolina), on 28 September 1938; died of natural causes on April 30 2015) was an American soul and pop singer and composer remembered as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group The Drifters, singing the lead vocals on three of their biggest hit singles: "There Goes My Baby", "This Magic Moment", and "Save the Last Dance for Me" (their only US No. 1 hit) and for co-writing "Stand by Me", a US top ten hit in both 1961 and 1986. Read more on Last.fm

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Christmas Day 1987 Stand By Me
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05/03/1987 Stand By Me
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26/02/1987 Stand By Me
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19/02/1987 Stand By Me
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12/02/1987 Stand By Me
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