NPR: Ben E. King https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=403565409 Ben E. King en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 11:34:16 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Ben E. King https://www.npr.org/tags/403565409/ben-e-king Singer Ben E. King, Best Known For 'Stand By Me,' Dies At 76 Phil Brown, King's publicist, says the soul singer died of natural causes. King began his career with The Drifters, but it was "Stand by Me," released in 1961, that sealed his worldwide fame. Fri, 01 May 2015 10:46:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/05/01/403530520/singer-ben-e-king-best-known-for-stand-by-me-dies-at-76 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/05/01/403530520/singer-ben-e-king-best-known-for-stand-by-me-dies-at-76

Phil Brown, King's publicist, says the soul singer died of natural causes. King began his career with The Drifters, but it was "Stand by Me," released in 1961, that sealed his worldwide fame.

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