Ben E King Songs

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Ben e king songs. King the r b legend who died thursday at the age of 76. King sings for soulful lovers 1962 don t play that song. King was still known as ben nelson when the group he was fronting the five crowns began touring as the drifters in 1958 the original drifters had more or less collapsed and become unreliable after the departure of lead singer clyde mcphatter and he quickly proved his worth in the recording studio when a song he co wrote and sang there goes my baby became a big hit under the. The line satellite of love in the def leppard song rocket came from the title of a 1972 lou reed song.

He had chart topping singles covering a span of 15 years. King from young boy blues. Because of processes designed to ensure the safety of our employees you may experience a delay in the shipping of your order. King from don t play that song.

Don t play that song you lied by ben e. Too bad by ben e. Listen to 5 of ben e. His last appearance in the charts was 1975.

King was around 23 years old when his first singled charted. May 1 2015 1 19 pm edt o ldies fans are mourning the death of ben e. See if ben made the list of most famous people with first name ben. I m standing by by ben e.

When the night has come and the land is dark and the moon is the only light we ll see no i won t be afr. King performing stand by me in 1961. 88 us atco 6231 written by betty woods. 1962 young boy blues 1964 ben e.

Complete song listing of ben e. I had a love 1976 rhapsody 1976 let me live in your life 1978. King born benjamin earl nelson in september 28 1938 died of natural causes aged 76 on april 30 2015 in henderson north carolina was an american soul and pop singer. You re watching the official vinyl video for the timeless r b anthem stand by me by ben e.

5 song chart appearances. King first charted in 1961. He is best known as the singer and co composer of stand by me a top ten hit in both 1961 and 1986 in 1958 ben nelson joined a doo wop group the five crowns later that same year the drifters manager fired the. 2 r b artist 5 hit atco 6222 written by ahmet ertegun betty nelson.