King, a singer and songwriter whose 1961 hit stand by me became an enduring rhythmandblues classic and found a new generation of fans through the popular 1986 film of. King song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. When the night has come and the land is dark and the moon is the only light well see. King song 1961, genre rhythm and blues, soul, somos novios its impossible genre bolero released 1968 released 1968. In may 1960, king left the drifters, assuming the stage name. On this list of 1961 wedding songs, youll find dance music as well as selections that can be used during a formal wedding ceremony. He is best known as the singer and cocomposer of stand by me, a top ten hit in both 1961 and 1986. King, benjamin earl nelson, american rhythmandblues singer born sept. Stand by me is a song originally performed in 1961 by american singer songwriter ben e. Stand by me is a song originally performed in 1961 by american singersongwriter ben e. Top 1961 wedding songs to stand by me forever 1961 was a great year for wedding songs with popular love tunes from elvis presley, patsy cline, steve lawrence, and other major music stars. King the legendary soul singer who died april 30, 2015, in hackensack, nj.
Later that same year, the drifters manager fired the. It has suffused all of culture since its 1961 release, inspiring covers. King have been translated into 15 languages when the night has come and the land is dark and the moon is the only light well see. His publicist confirmed to the telegraph that he died of natural causes on thursday. John legend and sam smith once again put their voices together for charity. Critic ken emerson, in his book about midcentury pop music, always.
It has since been recorded into more than 400 other versions. Its not surprising that most of the obituaries of ben e. When the night has come and the land is dark and the moon is the only light well see no, i wont be afraid no, i wont be afraid just as l lyrics. This time, it was for the lady gagacurated one world. Kings finest works was his november 1961 release, stand by me. Celeste ngs debut novel is getting the little fires everywhere. King stand by me atomic rooster song, 1972 single hit in europe stand by me charles albert tindley song, a 1905 gospel song stand by me oasis song, a 1997 single stand by me. John legend and sam smith duet on stand by me during. King had no plan of recording stand by me by himself, because he intended to write this song for the drifters.
Claudio sanchez of nyack, new yorkbased progressive rock band, coheed and cambria, fame recently released a cover of the beloved ben e. This song also became his signature song and was hugely requested when ever ben e. King, dead at 76, changed the world with stand by me. King recorded this shortly after leaving the drifters in 1960. King, dead at 76, contributed to so many classic hits, but stand.
Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Cowritten by king with jerry leiber and mike stoller and released on atco records, stand by me. King wrote the song with jerry leiber and mike stoller and it was released as the followup to spanish harlem, kings first big hit since leaving the drifters. King song 1961, genre rhythm and blues, soul, somos novios its impossible genre bolero released 1968 released 1968 from the album su. King efforts beyond stand by me that deserve a listen. Ben will always be in my heart as my mentor and my role model and someone who inspired me and opened the door for me in my career. He is perhaps best known as the singer and cocomposer of stand by me, a u. King, a singer and songwriter whose 1961 hit stand by me became an. In 1958, ben nelson joined a doo wop group, the five crowns. Stand by me sounds like it wasnt written, that it just always existed it wasnt heard until. King released it as a single in the spring of 1961. King and written by king, jerry leiber, and mike stoller. Benjamin earl king born september 28, 1938, better known as ben e. His hymn became popular in churches throughout the american south and was recorded by various gospel acts in the.
Stand by me was the name of a gospel hymn written by the philadelphia minister charles albert tindley in 1905. Stand by me film, a 1986 american drama film directed by rob reiner, based on the novella the body by stephen king. King, dead at 76, contributed to so many classic hits, but stand by me alone would have ensured his immortality. According to king, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by sam cooke and j. King began his career with the drifters, but it was stand by me, released in 1961, that sealed his worldwide fame.