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Ben E. King
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cantautore statunitense
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Ben E. King was a United States-based male artist whose career spanned from 1958 to 2015. He was born on September 28, 1938, and died on April 30, 2015. King had three children. His musical output included works in the funk, jazz pop, pop, pop soul, and r&b genres.
He is associated with tags such as soul, 60s, blues, oldies, and classic rock. Among his listed works are "Stand by Me," "Stand by Me (Sheet Music)," and "Ben E. King (Bet on Jazz)." Records indicate he had five works according to Crossref and six according to Open Library. His music has been played 13,341,584 times by 1,855,628 listeners.
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Key facts
- Born
- Benjamin Earl Nelson , ( 1938-09-28 ) September 28, 1938, Henderson, North Carolina , US
- Origin
- Harlem , New York, US
- Died
- April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30) (aged 76), Hackensack, New Jersey , US
- Genres
- Soul R&B doo-wop
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter record producer
- Instruments
- Vocals piano
- Years active
- 1958–2015
- Labels
- Atco Atlantic Ichiban
- Formerly of
- The Drifters
- Website
- beneking .info '
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Benjamin
- Family name
- Nelson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Henderson
- Place of death
- New Jersey
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Sanremo Music Festival 1964
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Atco Records
- Official website
- beneking.info
- Image
- Ben E King Performing on the Final Day of the 2006 Summerfest.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Commons category
- Ben E. King
- date of birth
- 1938-09-28
- date of death
- 2015-04-30
- birth name
- Benjamin Earl Nelson
- member of
- The Drifters
- cause of death
- cardiovascular disease
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- pseudonym
- Ben E. King
- different from
- Ben King
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- end of work period
- 2015-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (7)
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Article · Italiano
Benjamin Earl Nelson, conosciuto come Ben E. King (Henderson, 28 settembre 1938 – Teaneck, 30 aprile 2015), è stato un cantautore statunitense, di musica pop e soul, conosciuto per il brano Stand by Me, successo internazionale del 1961.
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