Another one gone Ben E. King

[livespive]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/stand-by-me-singer-ben-e-king-dead-at-76/ar-BBj1CND

He will be missed.

 

[AlwaysWrite]

Ben E. King performed some fabulous songs with The Drifters and in his solo career. May he rest in peace!

 

[Robadat]

R.I.P.
He was an amazing voice...

 

[Greg T.]

The Stand By Me man....R.I.P.

 

[AlwaysWrite]

Co-written by Ben E. King, this song ("There Goes My Baby") was the first Drifters recording featuring King on lead, and it topped the Billboard R&B charts and was No. 2 on the pop charts after being released in April 1959 ...

 

[bbfreeburn]

Not to sidetrack this thread, but have any of you heard the version of "Stand by Me" by one Cassius Clay? It ain't all bad.

 

[AlwaysWrite]

Not to sidetrack this thread, but have any of you heard the version of "Stand by Me" by one Cassius Clay? It ain't all bad.

Agreed. The Cassius Clay rendition is actually quite good, and it reached No. 102 as a "Bubbling Under The Billboard Hot 100" item. Not only that, the other side ("I Am The Greatest") charted at No. 113.