Ben E. King

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Benjamin Earl Nelson (born September 28, 1938), better known as Ben E. King, is an American soul singer. He is perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me," a U.S. Top 10 hit in both 1961 and later in 1986 (when it was used as the theme to the film of the same name) and a #1 hit in the UK in 1987, and as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group The Drifters.

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Discography

Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1961 Spanish Harlem Ben E. King 1
1962 Don't Play That Song! Ben E. King 3
1964 Young Boy Blues Ben E. King 1
1965 Seven Letters Ben E. King 1
1966 Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers Ben E. King 1
1967 What Is Soul Ben E. King 1
1975 Supernatural Ben E. King 1
1977 Benny and Us Average White Band & Ben E. King 2
1978 Let Me Live in Your Life Ben E. King 1
— Stand by Me Ben E. King 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1987 Ultimate Collection Compilation Ben E. King 1
1987 The Best of Ben E. King & The Drifters Compilation Ben E. King & The Drifters 1
1987 The Voice of Soul Compilation Ben E. King 1
1988 Save the Last Dance for Me Compilation The Drifters with Ben E. King 1
1993 Anthology Compilation Ben E. King 1
1997 3 for 3 Compilation Ben E. King, Percy Sledge & Brook Benton 1
1997 Stand by Me and Other Hits Compilation Ben E. King 2
2005 Stand by Me: The Ben E. King Collection Compilation Ben E. King 1
— Best of Ben E King Compilation Ben E. King 1
— Soulful Hits Compilation Ben E. King 1
— Stand by Me Compilation Ben E. King 1
— The Very Best of Ben E. King Compilation Ben E. King 1

Single

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1960 Spanish Harlem / First Taste of Love Ben E. King 1
1961 Stand by Me Ben E. King 2

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