2014Nominee
Best Performance
Lennon or McCartney
Ben E. King
Actor
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
September 28, 1938
Biography
Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He was perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me"—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), a number one hit in the UK in 1987, and no. 25 on the RIAA's list of Songs of the Century—and as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group the Drifters notably singing the lead vocals of one of their biggest global hit singles (and only U.S. #1 hit) "Save the Last Dance for Me". Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben E. King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2016Nominee
Best Performance
Bang! The Bert Berns Story
2004Winner
Best Performance
Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
Career Highlights
1995Highlight
Best Performance
Stand By Me
2003Highlight
Best Performance
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
Video
Bang! The Bert Berns Story