Ben E. King

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Gender	Male
Death	9 years ago
Date of birth	September 28,1938
Zodiac sign	Libra
Born	Henderson
	North Carolina
	United States
Date of died	April 30,2015
Died	Hackensack University Medical Center Emergency Room
	Hackensack
	New Jersey
	United States
Spouse	Betty King
Music groups	The Drifters
	The Soul Clan
Job	Singer
	Record producer
	Composer
	Songwriter
Movies/Shows	Bang! The Bert Berns Story
	Black Joy
	American Soul: Vol. 2
	Ben E. King: The Jazz Channel Presents: BET on Jazz
	Body + Soul: Legends of Soul: Live
	A.K.A. Doc Pomus
Awards	Grammy Hall of Fame
	Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award
Listen artist	www.youtube.com
Skos genre	R&B/Soul
	Dance/Electronic
	Afrobeats
Children	Benjamin King Jr.
	Angela Matos
	Terris Cannon
Siblings	Joyce Powell
	Deborah Nelson
	Stacy Nelson
	Gladys Johnson
	Calvin Nelson
	Billy Nelson
	Jeffrey Nelson
Songs	1964
List	Under the BoardwalkUnder the Boardwalk · 1964
	This Magic MomentThe Drifters' Golden Hits · 1968
	1964
	1960
Date of Reg.	2019-02-22 16:38:37
Date of Upd.	2023-11-11 23:02:54
ID	451645

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Ben E. King Life story

Benjamin Earl King was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He rose to prominence as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group The Drifters, notably singing the lead vocals of one of their biggest global hit singles, "Save the Last Dance for Me".