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"Save the Last Dance for Me" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, first recorded in 1960 by American musical group the Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It has since been covered by several artists, including Dalida , the DeFranco Family , Emmylou Harris , Dolly Parton , and Michael Bublé .
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Ben E. King and The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me. Benjamin Earl King (born September 28, 1938), better known as Ben E. King, is an American soul singer.
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May 13, 2014 · "Save the Last Dance for Me" written by Mort Shuman and Doc Pomus was released as a single by The Drifters in August 1960 on Atlantic Records and reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard pop and...
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Parsons offered Harris a study in country music, introducing her to The Louvin Brothers, and provided her with a musical identity. Harris' harmony and duet vocals, on the other hand, were lauded ...
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Track 1 on Save the Last Dance for Me. Producers. Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber &. 1 more. The Drifters' 1960 single was the group’s only Number 1 hit, led by then-member Ben E. King. The song has...
It was Dick Clark who broke the song when he flipped the single and played "Save The Last Dance" on his show American Bandstand. The song gave The Drifters their only #1 hit. It was three years after his wedding to Willi Burke that Doc Pomus wrote this song.
"Save the Last Dance for Me" is remarkable in its willingness to show both vulnerability, "You can dance-every dance with the guy who gives you the eye," and self-confidence, “But don't forget who's takin' you home and in whose arms you're gonna be,” particularly for a disabled man in the 1950s.
