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Ben E. King

Ben E. King paling dikenal lewat Chicago Hope, The Midnight Special, Ready Steady Go! dan Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music. Ben E. King lahir pada 28 September 1938. Ben E. King meninggal pada 30 April 2015 di usia 76 tahun.

Lahir: 28 September 1938
Tempat lahir: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Meninggal: 30 April 2015 (76 tahun)

Biografi

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".

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