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Oct 27, 2009 · Ben E. King performing Stand By Me, from the album Don't Play That Song! "Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by him,...
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"Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by him, along with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who together used the pseudonym Elmo Glick.
Ben E. King performing Stand By Me, from the album Don't Play That Song! "Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter ...
Listen to all 16 songs from the Stand By Me soundtrack, playlist, ost and score.
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- Muhammad Ali. Chuck D once hosted an ESPN documentary that made the case for Ali's influence on hip-hop, but before the heavyweight champ claimed to have tussled with a whale, handcuffed lightning and thrown thunder in jail, he recorded this Ben E. King cover.
- Otis Redding. Otis Redding cut "Stand By Me" in 1964, just three years after Ben E. King, so maybe that's why he doesn't treat the song like a sacred text.
- The Isley Brothers, “My Little Girl” Long before Kendrick Lamar's "i" sampled the guitar line from A side "Who's That Lady," the Isleys ripped Ben E. King's bass groove for B side "My Little Girl."
- The Kingsmen. The Kingsmen were just two years past "Louie Louie" when they cut "Stand by Me." In the Sixties, that was an eternity, but where other garage bands had gotten tougher, aiming to sound like the Yardbirds or Rolling Stones, the Kingsmen stayed true to their frat roots, layering cheapo organ over an insouciant crawl through the classic bass riff.
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Aug 2, 2021 · “Stand By Me,” written by Ben E. King with Leiber & Stoller is an undeniable rock and roll standard. Even among Leiber & Stoller’s miraculous songbook, which includes “Kansas City,” “Hound...
