BEN E. KING, 76, died April 30, 2015.
B.B. King died about two weeks late on May 14, 2015.Former member of the Drifters and a very successful solo artist.
Cowrote and sang "There Goes My baby (#2-1959. Sang lead on "Save the Last Dance for Me" (#1-1960), "I Count the Tears" (#17-1960) "This Magic Moment" (#16-1961).
King only cut three songs with the Drifters before going solo in 1960. Two were big hits: "Spanish Harlem" (#10-1961) and ""Stand By Me" (#4-1961).
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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