1938-09-28 Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He was perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me"—a US Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later in 1986 (when it was used as the theme to the film of the same name), a number one hit in the UK 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 (and only U.S. #1 hit) "Save the Last Dance for Me". Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben E. King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille | Self (archive footage) | 2024-10-31 |
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Bang! The Bert Berns Story | Self | 2016-03-11 |
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Lennon or McCartney | Self (voice) | 2014-12-12 |
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin' | Self | 2009-10-20 |
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Ben E. King: Live in Concert | 2005-08-01 | |
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Casey Kasem's Rock n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years | Self (archive footage) | 2004-04-27 |
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Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular | Self | 2001-12-10 |
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll | Self | 1995-03-06 |
