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Ben E. King

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Aliases
Ben King
Benjamin Earl King Jr.
Real name
Benjamin Earl Nelson Jr.
Born
September 28, 1938
Died
April 30, 2015
Country
United States
IPI
00016225417 14 works
00022175909 4 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Left The Drifters [US] after he was refused a salary raise by their manager, Lover Patterson.
Member of
The Drifters [US1] (1958-1960; 1982-1985)
Five Crowns
Family
Betty Nelson Wife (1964-2015)
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Title Performer Release date Originally by
September 23, 1997 Bruce Springsteen
March 1967 The Righteous Brothers
  July 1961 Chucho Martínez Gil - Con la orquesta de J. Sabre Marroquin, Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Jayne Walton REC, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REL
1964 Tony Dallara
Covered by Mink DeVille
  February 1962 Ina Ray Hutton and Her Orch. – Vocal Chorus by Stuart Foster REL, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra REC,BRD
December 1962 Jack Denny and His Orchestra
February 1962 Tommy Tucker Time - Vocal Chorus by Don Brown
July 1961 Emilio Tuero PRF, Los Cadetes del Swing REC,REL, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
July 1961 Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tito Rodríguez, Larry Stevens with Mahlon Merrick and His Orchestra
  2015 Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl REC, Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REL
1970 The Beatles with Billy Preston
April 1975 Bottom & Co.
February 1962 Bobby Darin
1976 The Main Ingredient
February 1962 Little Willie John
1978 The Originals
1978 Lawrence Hilton Jacobs
June 30, 1977 Foreigner
July 1961 Lupita Palomera con la Orq. Hnos Dominguez, The Mullen Sisters - Tony Mottola and His Orchestra
June 30, 1977 Stephen Michael Schwartz
November 1969 Solomon King - Arranged & Conducted Mike Vickers
December 1965 Jessie Belvin
July 1961 Pedro Vargas con orquesta, Bing Crosby with The Bando da Lua
1987 Tony Orlando - Orchestra conducted by Chuck Sagle
February 1962 Jerry Butler
Hey Little One Ben E. King 1969 Unverified
  1963 Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans REC,REL, Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans and Cast PRF
1970 James Ray with The Hutch Davie Orch., The Beatles
1976 Ashford and Simpson
June 30, 1977 John Lennon
1970 Wilson Pickett, Bob Dylan
November 1972 Van Morrison
February 1962 Fritz Kreisler - Piano Accompaniment Carl Lamson, Tommy Edwards
January 1965 Gene Chandler
1963 Joe Sentieri
Covered by (114 artists)
June 30, 1977 Average White Band
1978 The Originals
1970 Roger Miller [US-OK]
1987 Clyde McPhatter
  February 1962 Audrey Hepburn BRD, Henry Mancini and His Orchestra and Chorus REC,REL
  February 1962 Martha Mears BRD, Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra REC,REL
  February 1962 (unknown), Dinah Shore with Henri René's Orchestra and Chorus REC, Guy Mitchell - Orch. & Chorus under the direction of Mitch Miller REL
November 1972 Dave Mason [GB]
  February 1962 John Michael King REL,PRF
July 1961 Orquesta de Los Hermanos Domínguez, (unknown)
July 1961 (unknown), Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
1987 The Drifters - Arranged & Conducted by Stan Applebaum
February 14, 1995 The Drifters - Arranged & Conducted by Stan Applebaum
1970 VInce Edwards
June 30, 1977 Donny Hathaway
1981 Sharon Ridley
  July 1961 Nelson Pinedo con La Sonora Matancera, Bob Carroll - Orch. under the Direction of Frank De Vol REL, Dean Martin with Orchestra conducted by Dick Stabile REC
July 1961 Bobby Capo, S. Bolivar Orchestra and Barry Frank
1978 The Originals
November 1972 Orange Bicycle
December 1966 Rick Nelson - Arranged and conducted by Peter Matz
1970 Bob Dylan
October 1962 Wally Lewis
February 1962 Pedro Via y su orquesta, Jimmie Ague
February 1968 Doris Troy
June 30, 1977 Ben E. King
January 1964 Gilbert Bécaud - Orch. dir. : Raymond Bernard, Jane Morgan
1968 Jerry Butler
February 1962 The Shirelles
1978 Lawrence Hilton Jacobs