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BEN
E. KING est un chanteur américain de soul music, de rhythm'n'blues, de
soul-pop et de doo-wop né BENJAMIN EARL NELSON le 28/09/1938 à
Henderson en Caroline du Nord.
En
1947, sa famille part vivre à Harlem dans New York. En 1958, BEN
rejoint le groupe THE FIVE CROWNS. Un an plus tard, le manager des
DRIFTERS, GEORGE TREADWELL congédie les membres originaux des DRIFTERS
et l'engage comme chanteur au sein des DRIFTERS.
En mai 1960, BEN quitte les DRIFTERS pour continuer en solo. Son plus gros hit solo restera "STAND BY ME" (n°1 en Grande Bretagne le 21/02/1987 pour 3 semaines, n°1 en Irlande, n°2 en Allemagne, n°3 en Suisse, n°4 aux USA en 1961, n°4 en Belgique en 1987, n°7 en Autriche et aux Pays Bas, n°8 en Suède, n°9 en Norvège et n°45 en Nouvelle Zélande) co-écrit et produit par JERRY LEIBER et MIKE STOLLER.
BEN E. KING meurt le 30/04/2015 au centre médical universitaire de
Hackensack dans le New Jersey de problèmes coronaires. Il laisse
derrière lui une femme BETTY (mariage prononcé en 1964), trois enfants
et six petits enfants.
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BRACE YOURSELF
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1960 |
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SHOW ME THE WAY |
1960 |
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3. |
A HELP-EACH-OTHER ROMANCE
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1960 |
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4. |
HOW OFTEN
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1960 |
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5. |
SPANISH HARLEM
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1961 |
10
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FIRST TASTE OF LOVE
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1961 |
53
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STAND BY ME
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1961 |
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AMOR <<< repr. de BING CROSBY
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1961 |
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YOUNG BOY BLUES
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1961 |
66
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HERE COMES THE NIGHT
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1961 |
81
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11. |
ECSTASY |
1962 |
56
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12. |
DON'T PLAY THAT SONG (YOU LIED)
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1962 |
11
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13. |
AUF WIEDERSEHEN, MY DEAR
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1962 |
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TOO BAD
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1962 |
88
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I'M STANDING BY
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1962 |
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16. |
TELL DADDY
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1962 |
122
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17. |
HOW CAN I FORGET
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1963 |
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18. |
I (WHO HAVE NOTHING)
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1963 |
29
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19. |
THE BEGINNING OF TIME
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1963 |
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20. |
I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT <<< repr. de JULIE ANDREWS
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1963 |
72
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21. |
GYPSY |
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AMORE QUANDO
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1963 |
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23. |
QUAL TUO BACIO
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1963 |
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24. |
WHAT NOW MY LOVE <<< repr. du "Et Maintenant" de GILBERT BECAUD
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1964 |
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25. |
THAT'S WHEN IT HURTS
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1964 |
63
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26. |
WHAT CAN A MAN DO
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1964 |
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IT'S ALL OVER
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1964 |
72
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28. |
LET THE WATER RUN DOWN
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1964 |
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29. |
AROUND THE CORNER
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1964 |
125
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30. |
SEVEN LETTERS
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1965 |
45
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31. |
THE RECORD (BABY I LOVE YOU)
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1965 |
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32. |
SHE'S GONE AGAIN
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1965 |
128
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33. |
CRY NO MORE
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1965 |
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34. |
(THERE'S) NO PLACE TO HIDE
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1965 |
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35. |
GOODNIGHT MY LOVE
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1965 |
91
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36. |
SO MUCH LOVE
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1966 |
96
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37. |
GET IN A HURRY
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1966 |
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38. |
I SWEAR BY STARS ABOVE
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1966 |
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39. |
THEY DON'T GIVE MEDALS TO YESTERDAY'S HEROES
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1966 |
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40. |
WHAT IS SOUL?
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1966 |
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A MAN WITHOUT A DREAM
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1967 |
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42. |
TEARS, TEARS, TEARS
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1967 |
93
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KATHERINE |
1967 |
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44. |
DON'T TAKE YOUR SWEET LOVE AWAY
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1967 |
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45. |
DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME <<< repr. de MILDRED BAILEY
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1968 |
117
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46. |
WHERE'S THE GIRL
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1968 |
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47. |
IT AIN'T FAIR
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1968 |
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TILL I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE
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1968 |
134
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49. |
HEY LITTLE ONE
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1969 |
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I CAN'T TAKE IT LIKE A MAN
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1970 |
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51. |
TAKE ME TO THE PILOT
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1972 |
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INTO THE MYSTIC <<< repr. de VAN MORRISON
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1972 |
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53. |
SPREAD MYSELF AROUND
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1973 |
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54. |
SUPERNATURAL THING, PART 1
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1975 |
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DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE
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1975 |
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56. |
WE GOT LOVE
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1975 |
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57. |
I HAD A LOVE
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1975 |
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58. |
I BETCHA YOU DIDN'T KNOW
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1976 |
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59. |
I SEE THE LIGHT
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1978 |
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60. |
FLY AWAY TO MY WONDERLAND
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1978 |
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61. |
MUSIC TRANCE
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1979 |
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62. |
STREET TOUGH
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1981 |
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63. |
YOU MADE THE DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE
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1981 |
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SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME <<< repr. des DRIFTERS |
1987 |
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65. |
WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME
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1991 |
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66. |
YOU'VE GOT ALL OF ME
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1992 |
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67. |
YOU STILL MOVE ME
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1992 |
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68. |
4th OF JULY
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1997 |
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