Ben e king biography high school

Born Benjamin Earl Soloman, September 28, 1938, in Henderson, N.C. Addresses: Home-- Teaneck, N.J. Record Company --Atlantic Records, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019.

When film director Rob Reiner was putting together the soundtrack to his nostalgic 1986 film about a group of boys growing up in the early 1960s, he remembered a song that perfectly captured the atmosphere of that period: "Stand by Me," a stark, soulful ballad by the early 1960s pop star Ben E.

King, who had all but disappeared from the music scene by the 1980s. Reiner eventually titled his film Stand by Me; both film and song benefiting immensely from their union, as Stand by Me became a hit for the fledgling director, and King's "Stand by Me" enjoyed a huge resurgence in popularity on radio stations across America in 1986.

A generation that had never heard of Ben E. King found themselves tapping their toes and humming the distinctive melody of the song some 16 years after it enjoyed its first success. Ben E. King Musician - All About Jazz FAK