The crooner sang lead for the Drifters and became famous for the classic hit "Stand By Me." King died April 30th. Fresh Air remembers him with this interview. Originally broadcast in 1988.

One of soul’s most elegant voices has been stilled. Ben E. King, best-known for his enduring hit “Stand By Me,” died of natural causes on Thursday, according to his manager. He was 76. King ...

Ben E. King, best known for the classic soul song "Stand By Me," has died at 76.

Beloved R&B singer Ben E. King, best known for the song Stand By Me, has died. He was 76. The Telegraph reports that the soul singer died of natural causes, according to his agent. The BBC cites ...

Ben E. King, who passed away on April 30th after a brief illness, will forever be linked to his 1961 classic "Stand By Me." The former Drifters singer wrote the tune with Jerry Leiber and Mike ...

Ben E. King didn't know it, but he helped Steven Van Zandt become a songwriter. Van Zandt, who now hosts the Little Steven's Underground Garage syndicated radio show and plays guitar in Bruce ...

Def Leppard have released a cover version of Stand By Me, the soul classic that was originally a hit for Ben E. King in 1961. Proceeds from sales of the song will be donated to FireAid, the ...

Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King's song “Stand by Me” will be the focus of a new documentary featured from J. Kevin Swain coming in 2025 ...

Ben E. King, the legendary soul singer best known for his classic "Stand By Me," died of natural causes at the age of 76.

Singer and songwriter Ben E. King, who had one of the most enduring hits of all time with “Stand By Me,” almost didn’t become a solo artist. In 1960 he was the lead singer with the Drifters ...

Ben E. King, singer of such classics as "Stand By Me," ''There Goes My Baby" and "Spanish Harlem," has died. King died Thursday at age 76, publicist Phil Brown told The Associated Press. Brown did ...