Ben E. King, The Drifters, Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman, Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller, Phil Spector, Stand By Me
Soul Serenade: Ben E. King, "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" | Popdose
15/07/10 07:52 Filed in: Music | Soul Music
Everyone knows Ben E. King. He’s the guy who co-wrote and sang the immortal “Stand By Me,” which was a Top Ten hit in 1961, and again in 1987. True enough, but he is also a lot more than that. In 1958, still using his birth name, Benjamin Earl Nelson, the future Ben E. King became the lead singer of a doo wop group called the Drifters. He only recorded ten songs with the group, but among them were classics like “There Goes My Baby” (which he co-wrote), “This Magic Moment,” and the great Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman hit “Save the Last Dance For Me.”
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