Benjamin Earl King[1] (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter.

Ben E. King was an American rhythm-and-blues singer who was the leader of the vocal group the Drifters in the late 1950s and early ’60s. He later earned acclaim as a solo artist with several hit …

Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer.

Aug 29, 2025 · Ben E. King was the lead singer of The Drifters, and later went solo with such hits as "Stand By Me" and "Spanish Harlem." He died 2015. Originally broadcast in 1988.

King possesses one of the most elegant baritone voices of all time. As a lead singer of The Drifters and as a famed solo artist, King has achieved five #1 hits with “Stand By Me,” “There Goes My Baby,” …

Ben E. King was born on September 28, 1938 in Henderson, North Carolina, USA. He was a music artist and actor, known for Stand by Me (1986), Love and Monsters (2020) and Cloverfield (2008).

Benjamin Earl King 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 Dri...

King had a string of R&B hits with the group on Atlantic Records. He co-wrote and sang lead on the first Atlantic hit by the new version of the Drifters, "There Goes My Baby" (1959).

Benjamin Earl King, known as Ben E. King, was an American vocalist and record producer who specialized in soul and R&B music.

King was born Benjamin Earl Nelson in Henderson, NC, in 1938, and sang with his church choir before the family moved to Harlem in 1947. In junior high, he began performing with a street corner doo wop …