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Ben E. King

Vocal Group Hall of Fame
-- inducted 2000

Ben E. King began his career while still a high-school student singing in a doo-wop group, the Four B's. He later joined The Five Crowns who, in 1959, assumed the name The Drifters. King was the featured lead vocalist and occasional composer on several of their recordings including "There Goes My Baby" and "Save The Last Dance For Me" (written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman).

Ben E. King, vocalist - booking information After leaving the group in 1960, he recorded the classic single "Spanish Harlem" (1961), which maintained the Latin quality of the Drifters' work and deservedly reached the US Top 10. The follow-up, "Stand By Me" (1961), was even more successful and was followed by further hits, including "Amor" (1961) and "Don't Play That Song" (1962).

Throughout this period, King's work was aimed increasingly at the pop audience. "I (Who Have Nothing)" and "I Could Have Danced All Night" (both 1963) suggested show business, and Bert Berns' "It's All Over" (1964) was a superb song.

"Seven Letters" and "The Record (Baby I Love You)" (both 1965) prepared the way for the rhetorical "What Is Soul?" (1967), which effectively placed King alongside such soul contemporaries as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Joe Tex. King later re-signed with his former company and secured a US Top 5 hit in 1975 with "Supernatural Thing Part 1." In 1977, a collaboration with the Average White Band resulted in two R&B chart entries and an excellent album, "Benny And Us."

King's later recordings included "Music Trance" (1980) and "Street Tough" (1981). He briefly joined up with Johnny Moore in a version of the Drifters, still plying their trade on the cabaret circuit. In 1986, "Stand By Me" was included in a film of the same name, reaching the US Top 10 and number 1 in the UK.

Hit songs include --

Stand By Me
Supernatural Thing
Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
Do It In The Name of Love
Music Trance
Amor
Spanish Harlem
Seven Letters
I (Who Have Nothing)
How Can I Forget
I Had A Love
The Record (Baby I Love You)
A Star in the Ghetto
Tell Daddy
Tears, Tears, Tears
I Swear By The Stars Above
What Is Soul?
Don't Take Your Love From Me
First Taste of Love
Ecstasy

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Genre: R&B
Styles:
   .Classic Rock.
   .Early Pop/Rock.
   .Soul.
   .Brill Building Pop.
   .Early R&B.
   .Pop-Soul.
   .AM Pop.

Years active:
..60s, ..70s

Born: ..in North Carolina
..in Henderson
Sep 23, 1938

King's Tour Schedule

King's Concert Schedule – by Tickets.com

King's Concert Schedule – by Ticketmaster

King's Concert Schedule – by Live Nation

Music Store – albums you can buy on-line

Ben E. King album: "Person to Person" Buy this album: "Person to Person" (2003)

Ben E. King album: "Stand By Me (Delta)" Buy this album: "Stand By Me" (2002)

Ben E. King album: "Eleven Best" Buy this album: "Eleven Best" (2001)

Ben E. King album: "Shades of Blue" Buy this album: "Shades of Blue" (1999)

Ben E. King album: "Very Best of Ben E. King" Buy this album: "Very Best of Ben E. King" (1998)

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