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| - "Stand by Me" is the title of a song originally performed by Ben E. King, and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. The song was featured on King's 1962 album, Don't Play That Song. Lady Gaga and Sting performed the song at the Almay Concert, at Carnegie Hall on May 13, 2010. The event was to celebrate the Rainforest Fund's 21st birthday. They also performed it at the IHeartRadio Music Festival on September 24, 2011.
- "Stand By Me" is a song originally performed by American singer and songwriter Ben E. King. According to King himself, the song title is derived and was inspired by a spiritual composition by Sam Cooke, called "Stand by Me Father". It was estimated that the songs royalties had topped £17 million, which would make it the sixth highest earning song as of that time.
- "Stand by Me" is a song originally performed by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King. It was written by King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, inspired by the spiritual "Lord Stand by Me", plus two lines rooted in Psalms 46:2–3. There have been over 400 recorded versions of the song. The song is featured on the soundtrack of the 1986 film Stand by Me. In 2015, King's original version was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
- In 2012 it was estimated that the songs royalties had topped £17 million, making it the sixth highest earning song as of that time. 50% of the royalties were paid to King.[1] In 2015, King's original version was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant",[2] just under five weeks before King's death. Later in the year the 2015 line up of The Drifters covered the song in tribute to King.
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| - "Stand by Me" is the title of a song originally performed by Ben E. King, and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. The song was featured on King's 1962 album, Don't Play That Song. Lady Gaga and Sting performed the song at the Almay Concert, at Carnegie Hall on May 13, 2010. The event was to celebrate the Rainforest Fund's 21st birthday. They also performed it at the IHeartRadio Music Festival on September 24, 2011.
- In 2012 it was estimated that the songs royalties had topped £17 million, making it the sixth highest earning song as of that time. 50% of the royalties were paid to King.[1] In 2015, King's original version was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant",[2] just under five weeks before King's death. Later in the year the 2015 line up of The Drifters covered the song in tribute to King. Contents 1 Song information 1.1 Structure 2 Notable remakes 3 Chart performance 3.1 Ben E. King 3.2 John Lennon 3.3 Mickey Gilley 3.4 Maurice White 3.5 4 the Cause 3.6 Prince Royce 4 See also 5 References
- "Stand By Me" is a song originally performed by American singer and songwriter Ben E. King. According to King himself, the song title is derived and was inspired by a spiritual composition by Sam Cooke, called "Stand by Me Father". It was estimated that the songs royalties had topped £17 million, which would make it the sixth highest earning song as of that time.
- "Stand by Me" is a song originally performed by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King. It was written by King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, inspired by the spiritual "Lord Stand by Me", plus two lines rooted in Psalms 46:2–3. There have been over 400 recorded versions of the song. The song is featured on the soundtrack of the 1986 film Stand by Me. In 2015, King's original version was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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