Ben E. King
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| - | '''Ben E. King''' (born '''Benjamin Earl Nelson''' on [[September 28]], [[1938]], in [[Henderson, North Carolina]]) became a famous [[soul music|soul]] singer of the early 60's. He is probably best known as the singer and co-composer of "[[Stand By Me]]," a U.S. top 10 hit in both 1961 and 1987 and a #1 hit in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] in 1987, and as one of the principal lead singers of the legendary R&B vocal group, [[The Drifters]]. | + | '''Benjamin Earl King''' (September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015), known as '''Ben E. King''', was an American [[soul music|soul]] and [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] [[singing|singer]]. He was perhaps best known as the singer and [[songwriter|co-composer]] of "[[Stand by Me (song)|Stand by Me]]"—a [[United States|US]] [[Top 40|Top 10]] [[hit record|hit]] in both 1961 and later in 1986 (when it was used as the theme to the [[Stand by Me (film)|film of the same name]]), a [[record chart|number one hit]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] in 1987, and #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]]. |
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Benjamin Earl King (September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015), known as Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer. He was perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me"—a US Top 10 hit in both 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 UK in 1987, and #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.
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