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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, with the title deriving from the song of the same name by Ben E. King, the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon, in 1959, and stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell (in his film debut), as four boys who go on a hike ...
"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:57 "Yes" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:03 "Young Boy Blues" (Doc Pomus, Phil Spector) – 2:17 "The Hermit of Misty Mountain" (Ruth Batchelor, Bob Roberts) – 2:20 "I Promise Love" (Ben E. King, Lover Patterson) – 2:05 "Brace Yourself" (Otis Blackwell) – 2:08
Benjamin Earl King [1] (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He rose to prominence as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group the Drifters, notably singing the lead vocals on three of their biggest hit singles "There Goes My Baby", "This Magic Moment", and "Save the Last Dance for Me" (their only U.S. No. 1 ...
Legendary R&B and soul singer Ben E. King passed away on Thursday, April 30, his publicist confirmed to the Telegraph. His publicist says the singer -- best known for his 1961 hit "Stand By Me ...
Stand by Me: The Ultimate Collection is Ben E. King's 16th album and his second compilation album. The album was released in 1987 and includes many hits such as "Stand By Me", the original "Spanish Harlem", and "Young Boy Blues".
Ben E. King's Greatest Hits is the fifth album and first compilation album by Ben E. King. Many classic hits such as "Stand By Me", "Spanish Harlem", "I (Who Have ...
Save the Last Dance for Me was Ben E. King 's 15th album and 14th studio album. It was released under the EMI-Manhattan label. The album was released in 1987 and was King's first release in six years. All the tracks are new recordings of hits by King's old group The Drifters, originally recorded between 1959 and 1964.