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Ben E. King

1938 - 2015

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Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) 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 Drifters, singing the lead vocals on three of their biggest hit singles: "There Goes My Baby", "This Magic Moment", and "Save the Last Dance for Me" (their only US No. 1 hit). As a soloist, King is best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", which became a US top-10 hit, both in 1961 and later in 1986 (when it was used as the theme to the film of the same name), and a number-one hit in the United Kingdom in 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ben E. King is the 299th most popular singer (down from 205th in 2019), the 1,961st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,321st in 2019) and the 106th most popular American Singer.

Ben E. King is most famous for being the lead singer of the group The Drifters.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ben E. King ranks 299 out of 4,381. Before him are Peng Liyuan, André Claveau, Travis Scott, Jimmy Cliff, Mario Lanza, and Sezen Aksu. After him are Rashid Behbudov, Karen Carpenter, Ajda Pekkan, F. R. David, Mylène Farmer, and Basshunter.

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Among people born in 1938, Ben E. King ranks 105. Before him are Ahmed Qurei, Frank Langella, Manuel Santana, Connie Francis, Nabih Berri, and Juliet Anderson. After him are Ann Jones, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Ed Lauter, Roland Topor, Nino Benvenuti, and Phil Knight. Among people deceased in 2015, Ben E. King ranks 80. Before him are Louis Jourdan, Phil Taylor, Georges Wolinski, Robert Loggia, Gabriele Ferzetti, and Rod Taylor. After him are Joshua Fishman, Dettmar Cramer, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Cynthia Lennon, Ruth Rendell, and Licio Gelli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben E. King ranks 1,961 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeffrey C. Hall (1945), William Westmoreland (1914), Martha Gellhorn (1908), James Foley (1953), Jim Caviezel (1968), and Susan Hayward (1917). After him are James Brolin (1940), Karen Carpenter (1950), Ike Turner (1931), Michael Spence (1943), Arthur Samuel (1901), and John Armstrong Jr. (1758).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Ben E. King ranks 106. Before him are George Benson (1943), Kim Carnes (1945), Connie Francis (1938), "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959), Travis Scott (1991), and Mario Lanza (1921). After him are Karen Carpenter (1950), Sonny Bono (1935), La Toya Jackson (1956), Lana Del Rey (1985), Jack Jones (1938), and Mahalia Jackson (1911).

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