Ben E. King nasceu há 83 anos

          

Ben E. King, nome artístico de Benjamin Earl Nelson (Henderson, 28 de setembro de 1938 - Hackensack, 30 de abril de 2015), foi um cantor de soul norte-americano. Nasceu em Henderson, Carolina do Norte, mas mudou-se para o Harlem, em New York, com 9 anos. Ele é talvez mais conhecido como vocalista e co-compositor da música Stand by Me do álbum Don't Play That Song, gravado em 1961 e lançado em 1962 pela gravadora Atco Records.

   

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Stand by me - Ben E. King

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh now now stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountains should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah

Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me, oh now now stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
 
Darlin', darlin', stand by me-e, stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me