Ben E. King
- Type: Musician
- Country: United States
- Born: September 28, 1938 in Henderson, North Carolina, United States
- Died: April 30, 2015 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
- Active: 1958 - 2015
Biography
Ben E. King (1938-2015) was an American soul singer from Henderson, North Carolina, raised in Harlem, New York. As lead singer of *The Drifters* he fronted 'Save the Last Dance for Me' and 'This Magic Moment'; as a solo artist on #Atlantic Records# he is immortalised by 'Spanish Harlem' and 'Stand by Me', which he co-wrote and which topped charts again in 1986-1987.
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Ben E. King Discography
- Spanish Harlem (1961) - Album - rated 3.03/5
- Stand by Me / On the Horizon (1961) - Single - rated 4.31/5
- Stand by Me (1961) - EP - rated 4.13/5
- Don't Play That Song! (1962) - Album - rated 3.2/5
- Sings for Soulful Lovers (1962) - Album - rated 3.17/5
- What Is Soul? (1967) - Album - rated 3.78/5
- Benny and Us (1977) - Album - rated 3.52/5
- The Very Best of Ben E. King (1998) - Compilation