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| - Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 The Drifters 2.2 Solo career 3 Later life 4 Death 5 Legacy 6 Discography 6.1 Albums 6.2 Other albums 6.3 Singles with the Drifters 6.4 Solo singles 7 References 8 External links
- Benjamin Earl King (September 28, 1938 - April 30, 2015), known as Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer from North Carolina. He was perhaps most famous as the singer and co-composer of the US Top 10 hit "Stand By Me" released in 1961. He passed away in April 2015 at the age of 76. His agent said he had suffered from "coronary problems".
- As a fan of doo-wop music, Peel would often play tracks from The Drifters, which Ben E. King was a member of during the 50's. When Ben E. King went solo, Peel would have probably played some of his tracks while working in America during most of the 60's. However when Peel came back to the UK, it seems he rarely played King's solo material, probably because there were other records that were more interesting to him. Nonetheless Peel recognised Ben E. King's work and stated on his 04 May 1981 show that he had time for him, where he played the track, Street Tough:
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| - Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 The Drifters 2.2 Solo career 3 Later life 4 Death 5 Legacy 6 Discography 6.1 Albums 6.2 Other albums 6.3 Singles with the Drifters 6.4 Solo singles 7 References 8 External links
- Benjamin Earl King (September 28, 1938 - April 30, 2015), known as Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer from North Carolina. He was perhaps most famous as the singer and co-composer of the US Top 10 hit "Stand By Me" released in 1961. He passed away in April 2015 at the age of 76. His agent said he had suffered from "coronary problems".
- As a fan of doo-wop music, Peel would often play tracks from The Drifters, which Ben E. King was a member of during the 50's. When Ben E. King went solo, Peel would have probably played some of his tracks while working in America during most of the 60's. However when Peel came back to the UK, it seems he rarely played King's solo material, probably because there were other records that were more interesting to him. Nonetheless Peel recognised Ben E. King's work and stated on his 04 May 1981 show that he had time for him, where he played the track, Street Tough: "Anybody who writes to me complains about my playing that and I can assure you people will do and if they put their address on, I will come down to their house and kiss them full on the lips, that will teach them"
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