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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
The Ultimate Collection: Stand by Me is a compilation album by American musician Ben E. King. It was released in 1987 via Atlantic Records . The album includes many hits such as "Stand by Me", the original "Spanish Harlem", and "Young Boy Blues".
Benjamin Earl King [1] (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. 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 US No. 1 hit).
Spyder Turner (born Dwight David Turner, February 4, 1947, Beckley, West Virginia) is an American soul singer. Turner was raised in Detroit, and sang in doo wop groups and high school choirs while young.
In the midst of faults and failures, stand by me. When I do the best I can, and my friends misunderstand, thou who knowest all about me, stand by me. In the midst of persecution, stand by me. In the midst of persecution, stand by me. When my foes in battle array, undertake to stop my way, thou who saved Paul and Silas, stand by me. When I'm ...
"Stand by Me" was reissued in the US, with "Woman Is the Nigger of the World", on 4 April 1977. [ nb 6 ] [ 37 ] Rock 'n' Roll re-charted in the UK on 17 January 1981, at number 64. [ 2 ] In the US, it was reissued in October 1980, also at budget price, [ nb 7 ] [ 41 ] and it was briefly reissued in the UK by the budget label Music for Pleasure ...
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
"Lord, Keep Me Day by Day" Albertina Walker and the Caravans: 1959 Roger Maris hits his 61st home run Phil Rizzuto [83] October 1, 1961: Aida: Leontyne Price, et al. 1962 "Once a Day" Connie Smith: 1964 Born Under a Bad Sign: Albert King: 1967 Free to Be ... You & Me: Marlo Thomas and Friends 1972 The Harder They Come: Jimmy Cliff: 1972 [84 ...