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Ben E. King

Ben E. King jest najbardziej znany z Chicago Hope, The Midnight Special, Ready Steady Go! i Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music. Ben E. King urodził się 28 września 1938. Ben E. King zmarł(a) 30 kwietnia 2015 w wieku 76 lat.

Data urodzenia: 28 września 1938
Miejsce urodzenia: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Data śmierci: 30 kwietnia 2015 (76 lat)

Biografia

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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