Ben E. King
- Acting
- September 28, 1938 · Henderson, North Carolina, USA
- April 30, 2015
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille · Self
- Stand by Me · Music
- Bang! The Bert Berns Story · Self
- Lennon or McCartney · Self
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin' · Self
- Ben E. King: Live in Concert
- Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music · Self
- Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years · Self
- Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back · Self
- Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular · Self
- Stand By Me · Music
- Chicago Hope · Ben E. King
- Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2 · Self
- The Midnight Special · Self
- Ready Steady Go! · Self