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Biography

Henderson NC, United States (September 28, 1938 – present)

Ben E. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson in September 28, 1938 in Henderson, North Carolina) is an American soul and pop singer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of “

Stand By Me”, a top ten hit in both 1961 and 1986.

In 1958, Ben Nelson joined a doo wop group, The Five Crowns. Later that same year, The Drifters’ manager fired the members of the group and replaced them with The Five Crowns, who had performed several engagements with The Drifters. He co-wrote the first hit by the new version of The Drifters, “

There Goes My Baby” (1959).

Top Tracks

1	Stand By Me	3,735
2	Spanish Harlem	343
3	Stand By Me (Re-Recorded / Remastered)	209
4	This Magic Moment	151
5	Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow	63
6	Don't Play That Song (You Lied)	62
7	Amor	55
8	Young Boy Blues	53
8	I (Who Have Nothing)	53
10	Save the Last Dance for Me	46
11	First Taste of Love	34
12	Supernatural Thing	33
13	Don't Play That Song	31
14	On the Horizon	25
15	Street Tough	24