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Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He rose to prominence as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group the Drifters , notably singing the lead vocals on three of their biggest hit singles " There Goes My Baby ", " This Magic Moment ", and " Save the Last Dance for Me " (their only U.S. No ...
Ben E. King (* 28. September 1938 als Benjamin Earl Nelson in Henderson, North Carolina; † 30. April 2015 in Teaneck, New Jersey) [1] [2] war ein US-amerikanischer R&B - und Soulsänger, der als Tenor der Band The Drifters im Jahr 1959 bekannt wurde und danach seine Karriere als Solist fortsetzte.
10. Mai 2024 · Ben E. King (born September 28, 1938, Henderson, North Carolina, U.S.—died April 30, 2015, Hackensack, New Jersey) was an American rhythm and blues singer who was the leader of the vocal group the Drifters in the late 1950s and early ’60s.
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According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J. W. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father", recorded by the Soul Stirrers with Johnnie Taylor singing lead.
1. Mai 2015 · Mr. King was born Benjamin Earl Nelson on Sept. 28, 1938, in Henderson, N.C., and grew up in Harlem, where his father had moved the family when he was a child. He took the surname King, which...
25. Nov. 2018 · Born Benjamin Earl Nelson on September 28, 1938, in Henderson, North Carolina, he and his family moved to Harlem, New York, when he was nine years old. There, he worked in his father’s luncheonette, sang in church, and formed a doo-wop group called “The Four B’s.”
Ben E. King war der ehemalige Leadtenor der Vokalgruppe Drifters, die er zugunsten einer Solokarriere verlassen hatte. Zusammen mit dem Orchester von Stanley Applebaum und der Besetzung Ernie Hayes (Piano), Al Caiola (Gitarre), Lloyd Trotman (Bass), Gary Chester (Schlagzeug), Phil Kraus (Perkussion) mit Elise Bretton, Lillian Clark ...
