86 talking about this. Monet artistit ovat julkaisseet kappaleesta coverin ja heistä kuuluisin lienee John Lennon. In 1958, Ben Nelson joined a doo wop group, The Five Crowns. 5.6M monthly listeners. See if Ben made the list of most famous people with first name Ben. The Very Best of Ben E. King (1998, Rhino) UK: #15 Eleven Best (2001, Cleopatra) Person To Person: Live At The Blue Note (2003, Half Note) Soul Masters (2005, Digital Music Group) I've Been Around (2006, True Life) Love Is Gonna Get You (2007, Synergy) Heart & Soul (2010–2011, CanAm Records) Other albums Ben E. King first offered it to his group, The Drifters but was told – “Not a bad song, but we don’t need it.” Once solo – He and Jerry Lieber went to work – I showed him the song. Misirlou (Pulp Fiction) 3. Facts about Ben E King 8: the first solo hit “Spanish Harlem” was the first solo hit of King released in 1961. He was 76 years old. He chose Ben E. King as the stage name following his departure. Special thanks to Golden Oldies Records, who provided some of the track listings, and to Ady Croasdell. Both with the Drifters and on his own, Ben turned out some of the best music of our time. Stand By Me (Stand By Me) 5. Ben E. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson in September 28, 1938 (died of natural causes, aged 76 on April 30, 2015.) He is best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", a top ten hit in both 1961 and 1986. At the tender age of 20 Ben Nelson and the group he was in landed a break with their doo wop sound. King Blues Club & Grill on June 17, 2009 in New York, New York. The finished LP yielded two hit singles and became King's best-selling LP, rising to number 33. Ben E.King was born Benjamin Earl Nelson, on Sept 28, 1938. Ben E. King first charted in 1961. Ben E. King Song facts: Originally, Ben King had written “Stand By Me” for the band The Drifters, with no intention of recording it himself. R&B legend Ben E. King, best known for his hit song "Stand By Me," died Thursday, his publicist told NBC News. He was born Benjamin Earl Nelson in Henderson, North Carolina and moved to Harlem at age 9, giving him early exposure to … View official tab. Singer Ben E. King, whose classic hit "Stand by Me" became an enduring testament of love and devotion for generations of listeners, died on April 30. Tracks of Disc 1; 1. The musician his starsign is Libra and he is now 82 years of age. Ben E. King was a stage name. He was 76. Ben E King performs on stage at Gary U.S. Bonds Birthday Bash at B.B. He was 76. Over his career, King had 21 songs crack the Billboard … Ben E. King tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including stand by me, spanish harlem, dance with me, country roads, dont play that song you lied He made his 10 million dollar fortune with The Drifters, The Soul Clan. Author GrantStuff [a] 100. Benny and Us resulted from a chance meeting in Miami between Ben E. King and the Average White Band, who were vacationing there just when King was starting work on a new album. The official Facebook page for Ben E. King 97,949 views, added to favorites 6,040 times. Musician Ben E. King attends the 5th anniversary of Ten O'clock Classics at The Russian Tea … Five O'Clock World (Good Morning Vietnam) 4. Writer(s): Ben E King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller "Stand by Me" was admitted to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress, as "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant." From the groundbreaking orchestrated productions of the Drifters to his own solo hits, Ben E. King was the definition of R&B elegance. — -- Ben E. King, the singer behind the hit song "Stand By Me," died on Thursday, his booking agent, Randy Irwin, confirmed to ABC News. Ben E. King (oik.Benjamin Earl Nelson, 28. syyskuuta 1938 Henderson, Pohjois-Carolina – 30. huhtikuuta 2015) oli yhdysvaltalainen soul/R&B-laulaja.Hänen kuuluisin hittinsä on ”Stand by Me”, jonka hän on esittänyt ja osittain sanoittanut. No one who lived through the 60s was untouched by the voice of Ben E. King. Born Benjamin Earl Nelson, he initially joined a doo-wop group called The Five Crowns, who … Ben E King sings Stand By Me with Paul McCartney, James Brown and Hanson in New York in 2000. O ldies fans are mourning the death of Ben E. King, the R&B legend who died Thursday at the age of 76.. His last appearance in the charts was 1975. When he was a young lad his family moved from North Carolina to Harlem in New York. “Stand By Me,” written by Ben E. King with Leiber & Stoller is an undeniable rock and roll standard. Stand By Me has reached the Top 10 in several charts. Guardian Such disregard for the budget probably didn’t bother Wexler for long. Ben E. King Stand By Me BPM : 120 Capo : II [Verse 1] G G Em Em When the night has come and the land is da- rk C D G G And the mo- on is the on- ly light we'll see G G Em Em No, I wo - n't be af- raid, no, I won't be af- raid C D G G Just as long as you 1 contributor total, last edit on Aug 02, 2016. He had chart topping singles covering a span of 15 years. by Ben E. King. Get facts about dubstep here. ベン・E・キング（Benjamin Earl King、本名Benjamin Earl Nelson、1938年 9月28日 - 2015年 4月30日）はアメリカ合衆国出身のリズム＆ブルース、ソウル歌手。 「スタンド・バイ・ミー」のヒットで知ら … We have an official Stand By Me tab made by UG professional guitarists. Photos: People we lost in 2015 At Last (Rainman) 9. Ben E. King was around 23 years old when his first singled charted. All the singles and albums of BEN E KING, peak chart positions, career stats, week-by-week chart runs and latest news. 82 talking about this. Facts about Ben E King 7: a solo career. Ben died on April 30, 2015, from natural causes, at the age of 76. in Henderson, North Carolina) was an American soul and pop singer. Ben E. King also appears in this compilation. Ben E. King was a wonderful and immensely talented man." Singer Ben E. King performs onstage in circa 1966. Ben E. King, singer of some of R&B’s most classic songs, has died at the age of 76 according to BBC News. Soul Bossa Nova (Austin Powers) 7. On 28-9-1938 Ben E. King (nickname: Benjamin Nelson, Ben King) was born in Henderson, North Carolina, United States. Se nousi musiikkilistoille vuosina 1961 ja 1986. Stay (Dirty Dancing) 8. King had a solo career after leaving the Drifters in May 1960. The official Facebook page for Ben E. King From the groundbreaking orchestrated productions of the Drifters to his own solo hits, Ben E. King was the definition of R&B elegance. Love Me Do (Love Me Do) 2. Ben E. King net worth: Ben E. King is an American soul singer who has a net worth of $30 million dollars. In 2012 "Stand by Me" landed at number six on the list of "highest-earning songs" (a total of $24 million in payments). Hound Dog (Forest Gump) 6.