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May 1, 2015 - 7:56pm
Benjamin Earl Nelson, known to the world as Ben E. King, passed away on April 30, 2015. He will be missed by millions of fans of a superb body of work and a career which spanned five and one half decades.
Best known for his exquisite composition and recording of “Stand By Me” in 1961, “Bennie” began his long successful career with the Drifters, singing lead vocal on “Dance With Me”, “This Magic Moment”,“Lonely Winds,” “I Count The Tears,” “Save The Last Dance For Me,” and others.