“Stand By Me,” which was first performed on April 12, 1961, was written by the triumvirate of Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. The latter two wrote under the moniker Elmo Glick. King, born ...
From lefT: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King in 2009, and J. Kevin Swain Getty/Courtesy EXCLUSIVE: More than a hit song, “Stand by Me,” by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King, has ...
Kane Brown closed CMT's Celebrate Our Heroes special with a peaceful performance of "Stand by Me," as recorded by the late Ben E. King. Sitting alone on a barstool in an empty room, the "Cool Again" ...
Some music from the 1960s managed to be influential in the 2000s. For example, Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls” samples Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me.” Kingston explained his signature song wouldn’t ...
John Legend and Sam Smith remotely duetted on Ben E. King‘s classic “Stand By Me” for Global Citizen’s One World: Together at Home special to raise money for COVID-19 relief. The eight-hour concert ...