• lip-synched the songs that King had recorded with the Drifters. In May 1960, King left the Drifters, assuming the stage name Ben E. King in preparation for a...
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  • singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by him, along with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who together used the pseudonym Elmo Glick. According to King, the title...
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    Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1959 and led by Ben E. King, were originally an up-and-coming group named The Five Crowns. After...
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  • Ben or Benjamin King may refer to: Ben E. King (1938–2015), American singer Ben King (guitarist) (born 1984), British-American lead guitarist with the...
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  • ninth album overall by American soul and R&B singer Ben E. King. Released in 1975, it marked King's transition to the main Atlantic Records label after...
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  • It was first recorded by The Drifters, with Ben E. King singing lead. It was recorded first by Ben E. King and the Drifters, at Bell Sound Studios in New...
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  • Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers is the second studio album by Ben E. King. The album was released by Atlantic Records in 1962. "My Heart Cries for...
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  • Stand by Me (film) (category Films based on works by Stephen King)
    Reiner. Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, with the title deriving from the song of the same name by Ben E. King, the film is set in the fictional...
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  • Ben Keays (born 1997), Australian rules footballer Ben E. King (1938–2015), American soul and R&B singer Ben Kingsley (born 1943), British actor Ben Kinsella...
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  • first recorded in 1960 by American musical group the Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It has since been covered by several artists, including...
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  • song samples the 1961 song "Stand by Me" by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King. The song is about a boy who feels "suicidal" (or "in denial" in the...
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  • Ben E. King. In 1975, the track reached #4 on the U.S. R&B chart and #60 on the Billboard chart. It was featured on his 1975 album, Supernatural. Ben...
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  • I (Who Have Nothing) (category Ben E. King songs)
    song first recorded in English by Ben E. King in 1963 with new lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Ben E King re-recorded "I (Who Have Nothing)"...
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  • Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd), from classic jazz and soul (Ella Fitzgerald, Ben E. King) to hip-hop (Xzibit, Time Zone), often within a single episode. In the...
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    Rundgren, Judy Collins, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Ben E. King, Stevie Wonder, and Donna Summer. He later became a lead singer of the...
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  • Frampton, Keith Richards, Shirley Bassey, Lulu, Jimmy Page, Roy Orbison, Ben E. King, the Drifters, and Gene Pitney. Leander also wrote the score for the...
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    Ben King (born 7 July 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). His...
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  • The Very Best Of Ben E. King is a Ben E. King compilation album covering his entire recording history dating to 1975. Longtime classics such as Spanish...
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  • first visit to the city. The song's lyrics were partly inspired by Ben E. King's "Spanish Harlem," written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector, in which...
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  • Albert King (disambiguation) Andrew or Andy King Anthony King (disambiguation) Ben King (disambiguation) Brandon King (disambiguation) Catherine King (disambiguation)...
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  • Anthology was released in 1993 and remains the biggest single Ben E. King album to date. This two-disc collection spans 50 songs covering his entire career...
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    White and Blue – Flesh & Blood (1989) Save the Last Dance for Me – Ben E. King (1989) Storm Front – Billy Joel (1989) In Deep – Tina Arena (1997) Mick...
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  • written with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; "Stand By Me", written with Ben E. King; "Young Blood", written with Doc Pomus; and "Spanish Harlem", co-written...
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  • Ben E. King's Greatest Hits is the fifth album and first compilation album by Ben E. King. Many classic hits such as "Stand By Me", "Spanish Harlem",...
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    There Goes My Baby (The Drifters song) (category Songs written by Ben E. King)
    "There Goes My Baby" is a song written by Ben E. King (Benjamin Earl Nelson), Lover Patterson, George Treadwell and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike...
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  • written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and performed by The Drifters, with Ben E. King singing lead. In 1960, the track reached No. 6 on the U.S. R&B chart...
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  • Much Love" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was first recorded by Ben E King in 1966. In 1967 it was covered by The Hour Glass and...
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  • album of the same name. The song, whose musical style is an homage to Ben E. King and the Drifters, reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the...
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  • Don't Play That Song!, an album by Ben E. King, or the title track "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", a Ben E. King song also covered by Aretha Franklin...
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  • Martin covered it in his album Dino Latino in 1962. Ben E. King covered the song on his album Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers in 1962. Little Anthony...
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