Ben E. King
Benjamin Earl King was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me"—a U.S. Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later in 1986, a number one hit in the United Kingdom in 1987, and no. 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, notably singing the lead vocals of one of their biggest global hit singles "Save the Last Dance for Me".
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Male
Full Name
Benjamin Earl Nelson
Date of Birth
September 28th, 1938
Age
87
Birth Place
United States of America, North Carolina
Date of Death
April 30th, 2015
Died Aged
76
Star Sign
Libra
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