Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1938-09-28
Deathday
2015-04-30
Place of Birth
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Ben E. King
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
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
as Ben E. King
Lennon or McCartney
as Self (voice)
The Midnight Special
as Self
Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
as Self (archive footage)
Bang! The Bert Berns Story
as Self
Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille
as Self (archive footage)
Ready Steady Go!
as Self
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
as Self
