Ben E. King career was so brief with The Drifters, The Drifters manager George Treadwell never gave Ben E. King a chance to perform with The Drifters on tour or in television. On television, A fellow Drifters member Charlie Thomas usually lip sung the songs that Ben E. King recorded with the Drifters. At this point he assumed the more memorable stage name Ben E. King in preparation for a successful solo career. Currently, King is active in his charitable foundation, the Stand By Me Foundation. He has been a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey since the late 1960s.

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 There have been over 400 recorded versions of the song, performed by many artists. After the "Spanish Harlem" recording session in 1960, King had some studio time left over. The session's producers, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, asked if he had any more songs. King played it on the piano for them.

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Seven Letters is the sixth album and fifth studio album by Ben E. King, and the fourth studio album on the Atco label. In The Middle of the Night" makes its debut on this album, released in 1965 by Atco Records, and is still a classic today. On March 27, 2012, the Songwriters Hall of Fame announced that "Stand By Me" would receive its 2012 Towering Song Award and that King would be honored with the 2012 Towering Performance Award for his recording of the song. King was active in his charitable foundation, the Stand By Me Foundation, which helps to provide education to deserving youths, he was a resident of New Jersey, from the late 1960s.

Produced by Phil Spector. Album The Very Best Of Ben E. King. Spanish Harlem Lyrics. 5. I Count the Tears. 7. Stand by Me. 8. On The Horizon.

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Spanish Harlem" is a song released by Ben E. King in 1960 on Atco Records, written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector, and produced by Leiber and Mike Stoller.

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