Forwarded from Rock History Timeline
... and there's another "King", who raised to prominence in the 1950s as member of the #DooWop group #TheDrifters and in 1960s as a Solo artist.
He was a #Soul singer and he wrote and first perfomed in 1961 one of the most famous and covered songs in history!
Ben E. King from North Carolina (September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015).
#BenEKing #StandByMe
https://youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE
He was a #Soul singer and he wrote and first perfomed in 1961 one of the most famous and covered songs in history!
Ben E. King from North Carolina (September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015).
#BenEKing #StandByMe
https://youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE
YouTube
Ben E. King - Stand By Me (Audio)
Ben E. King performing Stand By Me, from the album Don't Play That Song!
"Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by him, along with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who together used the pseudonym…
"Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by him, along with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who together used the pseudonym…
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