Ben E. King

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Aliases: Ben King
Benjamin Earl King Jr.
Real name: Benjamin Earl Nelson Jr.
Born: September 28, 1938
Died: April 30, 2015
Country: United States
IPI: 00016225417 13 works
00022175909 4 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Left The Drifters [US] after he was refused a salary raise by their manager, Lover Patterson.
Member of: The Drifters [US] (1958-1960; 1982-1985)
Five Crowns
Family: Betty Nelson Wife (1964-2015)

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Popular Originals

Stand by Me

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Released on Stand by Me (1961)

Covered by (405 artists)

Spanish Harlem

Spanish Harlem

Released on Spanish Harlem (1960)

Covered by (167 artists)

Don't Play That Song (You Lied)

Don't Play That Song (You Lied)

Released on Don't Play That Song (You Lied) (1962)

Covered by (48 artists)

Young Boy Blues

Here Comes the Night

Released on Here Comes the Night (1961)

Covered by (7 artists)

Popular Covers by Ben E. King

Take Me to the Pilot

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Originally by Orange Bicycle

Released on The Beginning of It All (1972)

I (Who Have Nothing)

I (Who Have Nothing)

Originally by Joe Sentieri

Released on I (Who Have Nothing) (1963)

Amor

Amor

Originally by Chucho Martínez Gil - Con la orquesta de J. Sabre Marroquin, Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra

Released on Amor (1961)

Sway

Spanish Harlem

Originally by Nelson Pinedo con La Sonora Matancera, Dean Martin with Orchestra conducted by Dick Stabile

Released on Spanish Harlem (1961)