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"Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by him, along with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who together used the pseudonym Elmo Glick. 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
Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film [5] directed by Rob Reiner. Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon in 1959. Stand by Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell as four
Stand by Me (Ernest Tubb album), 1966; Stand by Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get), by Bernard Purdie, 1971; Stand by Me: The Ultimate Collection, by Ben E. King, 1987; Stand by Me, by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, 2002; Stand by Me, by Ray Brown Jr., 2007; Stand by Me, by the Kingdom Choir, 2018
"Stand by Me" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by lead guitarist, Noel Gallagher. It was released on 22 September 1997 as the second single from the band's third studio album, Be Here Now (1997). The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in September 1997. Initially being certified gold in the UK in October 1997 ...
If you came of age with the 1986 coming-of-age classic Stand by Me, chances are you long thought twice before taking a dip in any forest ponds.. In perhaps the film’s most famous scene, dead ...
The Body was published in King's 1982 collection Different Seasons and later adapted into the 1986 film Stand by Me. [1] The story takes place during the summer of 1960 in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. After a boy disappears and is presumed dead, twelve-year-old Gordie LaChance and his three friends set out to find his body along ...
It's been nearly two years since the actor who grew up on camera — playing Stand by Me's Vern at just 11 — became The Talk's first male co-host after Sharon Osbourne's dramatic departure.
King was active in his charitable foundation, the Stand By Me Foundation, which helps to provide education to deserving youths. [12] [24] King was a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, from the late 1960s onwards. [25] King performed "Stand By Me" during a televised tribute to late comedian George Carlin, as he was one of Carlin's favorite artists ...