He was born on 28th September 1938 in Henderson, North Carolina, United States. Ben E King was fanous for being a lead singer in the music group Drifters with many famous songs such as There Goes My Baby và Save The Last Dance For Me.
in 1960, he left the group to become a solo artist, his first hit song was Spanisth Harlem in 1961. However, we will always remember him with this song "Stand by me".
Stand By Me, Spanish Harlem and There Goes My Baby were all named on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, and were all given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.
Stand By Me, Spanish Harlem and There Goes My Baby were all named on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, and were all given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.
Stand by me was at the top of Billboard chart for R&B chart and placed at no.4 in hot Billboard 100.
It was also the fourth most-played track of the 20th Century on US radio and TV.
It was also the fourth most-played track of the 20th Century on US radio and TV.
In his career, Ben E. King had 31 albums and tons of singles and famous songs.
Earlier this year, the US Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry, declaring that "it was King's incandescent vocal that made it a classic".
Let's spend a few munites to listen to "Stand by me" by Ben E. King.
and let all remember our R&B legend and he might not be here anymore but his songs will always stay alive with us.
-K
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