Ben E. King & The Drifters - Stand By Me flac album

Stand by Me" is a song originally performed by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J. W. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father," recorded by the Soul Stirrers with Johnnie Taylor singing lead. The third line of the second verse of the former work derives from Psalm 46:2c/3c.

Watch the video for Stand By Me from Ben E. King's Stand by Me for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Ben E. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson in September 28, 1938 (died of natural causes, aged 76 on April 30, 2015. in Henderson, North Carolina) was an American soul and pop singer. View full artist profile. Play all. The Drifters.

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Ben E. King recorded this shortly after leaving The Drifters in 1960. It gave him a solid reputation as a solo artist. Stand By Me" was the name of a gospel hymn written by the Philadelphia minister Charles Albert Tindley in 1905. His hymn became popular in churches throughout the American South and was recorded by various gospel acts in the 1950s. The most popular adaptation was by The Staple Singers, who recorded it in 1955. He and Phil Spector did an excellent cover of this song on his Rock 'n' Roll album, but Ben E. King's version will never be improved upon! Daniel from Sayreville, NjI think this song is wonderful, but it would be better if it was longer. Patrick from Omagh, IrelandThe Staples Singers sang at 'The Bands' farewell concert (The Last Waltz), the show was held in the Winterland Arena in Sanfrancisco in 1976 The performed with 'The Band' singing The Weight.

The late Ben E. King lives in the popular imagination for a handful of circa-1960 songs – the Drifters' "There Goes My Baby" and "Save the Last Dance for Me," his solo records "Stand By Me" and "Spanish Harlem" – and not a lot else. But he was a hugely successful hitmaker for two decades, with over two dozen singles that made the pop and R&B charts. The Drifters, I Count the Tears (1961). When King became the Drifters' lead singer in 1958 – the entire group had been replaced by their manager – he took over from the wildly successful Clyde McPhatter. In just a couple of years, though, King made the new Drifters as successful as the old ones