Artist:Ben E. King
Song:Stand By Me
Album:Anthology
Ben E. King was a member of the Doo Wop group The Four Crowns when The Drifters manager George Treadwell fired the group and made The Four Crowns The Drifters. After several hits with The Drifters, King left to go solo over a money dispute with Treadwell. He had several huge hits in the early 60s including this great song he co-wrote with the legendary writing/producing team of Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller. Stand By Me has been so enduring that it became a top ten hit again in 1986 upon the release of Rob Reiner's film Stand By Me. The 2CD Anthology was released by Rhino in 1993 and includes all of King's hits including his Drifters songs.
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