Fox 411: Jacko a Royal Mooch, Says Prince Nov 18, 2008
Instead, on Sunday night, Corky and Mike celebrated their rare trip to New York with their first visit to Elaine s in 10 years, and were greeted by Tony Danza and Broadway producer Judy Gordon among others And Elaine made sure to have Ben E. King s Stand by Me, a Leiber and Stoller classic, on the CD player Mike told me that he didn t even know that Sean Kingston had sampled that recording for his Beautiful Girls hit last year until someone played it for him The whole record is based on Stoller... (Fox News)
George Carlin: A legacy of laughs Nov 11, 2008
Proper respect was paid, namely f-bombs were dropped, and R&B music was heard, courtesy of Ben E. King singing one of Carlin's favorite songs, Stand By Me. Irony was plentiful as well. (USA Today)
New Xbox 360 Game 'Lips' Gets the Party Singing This Holiday Season Oct 23, 2008
Artist Song Title Artist Song Title a-ha "Take on Me" Nirvana "In Bloom" Alicia Keys "No One" Peter Bjorn and "Young Folks" John Aly & AJ "Potential Break Queen "Another One Bites Up Song" the Dust" Avril Lavigne "Complicated" R.E.M. "The One I Love" Ben E. King "Stand by Me" Radiohead "Fake Plastic Trees" Beyonce "Irreplaceable" The Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated" Blondie "Call Me" Rascal Flatts "Stand" Chris Brown "With You" Rihanna "Umbrella" Coldplay "Yellow" Roxette "Listen to Your Heart"... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Singer-Songwriter and Community Activist Ellen Bukstel Draws Attention to Domestic Violence Awareness Month with Powerful Video "Faces of Violence" Sep 19, 2008
Youre Not Better Than Me won the prestigious 2008 Breaking The Silence In Song Competition judged by Michael Bolton, Ben E. King, Cissy Houston, Run-DMC and Warner Music VP Kevin Lyles. It has become the theme song for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Thank you for the titles Sep 14, 2008
In 1986, Rob Reiners Stand by Me titled after the ever-popular Ben E. King song earned an Oscar nomination for best screenplay as well as Golden Globe nominations for best director and best motion picture. Kings version was a Top Ten hit on the US charts twice during its original release in 1961, and again when it was re-released as the theme song for the movie. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
‘Buttercup’ will truly be missed by his fans Sep 3, 2008
I will always remember Buttercup s impersonations of Roy Orbison and his styling of Ben E. King s Stand by Me. In recent years Ricky G, who is from Stone Mountain, Ga. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Legendary producer Jerry Wexler dies at 91 Aug 17, 2008
In April 1988, Atlantic marked its 40th anniversary with an 11-hour concert at Madison Square Garden, with the stage shared by performers from Crosby, Stills & Nash to the Bee Gees to Ben E. King. Franklin said she had spoken to him in the last few weeks, and while he said he was in ill health, "his voice sounded very strong, and his laughter, his spirit was great.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
More of this story Aug 12, 2008
An out of left field treat was Ben E. King s Don t Play That Song (You Lied), which she dedicated to the late record executive Ahmet Ertegun (she also noted the passing of comic Bernie Mac). Franklin owns one of the greatest all-time voices. (Newport Daily News, RI)
What's Orangeburg listening to now? Jul 15, 2008
At the moment Stand By Me by Ben E. King is still popular. Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison gets requests. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Record doctor: Les Dennis Jul 13, 2008
The comedian let his emotions show on Celebrity Big Brother. Can Paul Mardles find the path to his musical heart. (Guardian Unlimited)
Cruise In at Marquand Jun 25, 2008
They will sing songs of the 1950s and 60s with songs by Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion and The Belmonts, Fats Domino, Johnny Rivers, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, Richie Valens, The Isley Brothers, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Ben E. King, Chubby Checker, Aretha Franklin, Ottis Redding and many others. Homan s Hall was built in 1927 and provided early Vaudeville, silent movies, talkies and community theater performances. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Coaches offer matches made in rock 'n' roll heaven May 6, 2008
Elliot: The sentiments in the Ben E. King classic Stand by Me would serve him well. Toft: He might want to take a good look at Dion's Teenager in Love, which couldn't help but work with the girls in the mosh pit. (USA Today)
Rock Hall Of Shame Mar 10, 2008
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FOX411: Michael Jackson May Tour to Pay Debts Dec 13, 2007
The guys who got the least amount of publicity from Monday s show, the sung (but unsung, get it) heroes were the "support players" Bill Wyman, Mick Jones and Paul Rodgers, not to mention the four R&B megastars who were Ahmet Ertegun s true legacy: Sam Moore, Percy Sledge, Ben E. King and Solomon Burke. Jones, for example, piloted Foreigner to more than a dozen top 10 hits for Atlantic Records during the group s heyday. (Fox News)
Naomi Campbell Mugged at Zeppelin Concert Dec 12, 2007
They included Sam Moore, Percy Sledge, Ben E. King and Solomon Burke. But just to demonstrate how much the new Warner and Atlantic have nothing do with Ertegun s fabled label, no executives from the current company bothered to come see those performances. (Fox News)
Stars Arrive for Led Zeppelin Reunion Dec 11, 2007
They include Soul Man Sam Moore, Percy Sledge, Ben E. King and Solomon Burke. Moore will solo and play at least one duet with Bad Company s Paul Rodgers. (Fox News)
The song remains the same as tour talk persists Dec 8, 2007
I was invited to join in a memorial concert for Ahmet in New York, performing with the likes of Ben E. King last January. Then [singer] Robert [Plant] let it be known that he would rather do something for Ahmet in England, recalled Jones. (Globe and Mail)
Lee Grant's 10 book-to-box office adaptations that worked Dec 1, 2007
Stand by Me (1986): Utilizing the memorable Phil Spector-produced Ben E. King title tune, director Rob Reiner turned The Body, Stephen King's autobiographical novella, into an eerie tale of neglected adolescents, coming of age after finding a body in the woods. One of the boys is chubby Jerry O' Connell (now hubby of Rebecca Romijn and star of ABC's Carpoolers ). (San Diego Union-Tribune)
View: Rock and Roll Hall offers lackluster candidates Nov 15, 2007
The list of musicians not inducted into the Hall of Fame is a roll call of honor: Steve Miller, Kiss, Iggy Pop, T. Rex, Joan Jett, Jeff Beck, Tom Waits, Burt Bacharach, Ben E. King, Yes, Genesis (Peter Gabriel, too), Doobie Brothers, Roxy Music, Metallica, Neil Diamond, Todd Rundgren, Ry Cooder, Albert King, Billy Preston, et cetera, et cetera. Meanwhile Paul Simon belongs twice and Eric Clapton three times. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Led Zeppelin's back Oct 27, 2007
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Rolling Stone Magazine Hits a Sour Note Over Hall of Fame Nominees Oct 1, 2007
Then there are the R&B performers who remain in the cold, such as Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick, Motown legends Mary Wells, the Marvelettes and the Spinners, not to mention Ben E. King ("Stand by Me" and dozens of hits on Atlantic), Stax Records legends Carla and Rufus Thomas, Phil Spector star Darlene Love, Joe Tex, Al Green and, of course, Chubby Checker, whom the Hall denies over and over again despite his invention of rock s greatest dance hit, "The Twist.". Neither John Fogerty, Lou Reed,... (Fox News)
Today in History September 28 Sep 28, 2007
Singer Ben E. King is 69. Actor Joel Higgins is 64. (MSNBC -- Race)
'Cousin Brucie' Re-Signs With Sirius Sep 27, 2007
Sirius Satellite Radio personality "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, second right, gets a group hug from Ronnie Spector, right, Lesley Gore and Ben E. King at Sirius studios in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. Sirius renewed its exclusive "multi-year" contract with radio personality Bruce Morrow who will continue to host "Cousin Brucie's Saturday Night Party" as well as "Rockin' with the Cuz" on Wednesdays. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Spector's fame plays into deadlocked murder case Sep 27, 2007
"Even when Spector was at his peak, he was a behind-the-scenes person," unlike the performers he produced, including the Beatles, Ben E. King, Ike and Tina Turner, the Ronettes, the Crystals and the Ramones, said USC law professor Jean Rosenbluth. But all the work Spector did for those stars brought him wealth, and in the end "money matters more than celebrity," Rosenbluth said. (Los Angeles Times)
The worlds most musical cities Sep 1, 2007
The worlds most musical cities: Songs about London, New York City and Los Angeles, California. The worlds most musical cities. (Suite101.com)
Sounds like fun! Aug 10, 2007
Living legends like Little Anthony and the Imperials, Ben E. King and Percy Sledge and Gary U.S. Bonds will take concert goers back to the good old days. Tickets: 28. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Kingston just wants 'to do everything' Aug 2, 2007
" Kingston, who performs at the Kool Haus on Friday as part of Caribana festivities, is getting attention for his single Beautiful Girls. The song features a sample of the Ben E. King classic Stand By Me as its opening hook. "I was chilling in the lounge a little bit and I was listening to the oldies station and Stand By Me came on," he says. "I was like, 'Whoa. This is crazy. (Winnipeg Sun)
What's Hot This Weekend Jul 29, 2007
Beautiful Girls may be the song of the summer, but its fusion of lightweight rap, a Ben E. King sample and schlock lyrics hardly augurs well for a full 48-min. album. (Time.com)
Not that desperate Jun 9, 2007
I don t know the name of it or the performer, but the bass line was from Ben E. King s Stand By Me - does anybody know that song. thanks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Great state fair May 18, 2007
Featuring: Little Anthony and the Imperials, Ben E. King, Sam the Sham, Percy Sledge and Gary U.S. Bonds. Time: 7:30 p.m.. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Idol Moves Melinda Along May 17, 2007
Sparks, who was a favorite to go this far but was never as consistent as Doolittle, sang Rose Royce's "Wishing on a Star," courtesy of Cowell; Donna Summers' "She Works Hard for the Money," thanks to the producers; and "I (Who Have Nothing)," which was originally recorded by Ben E. King but also covered notably by Shirley Bassey and. Sparks' own selection did nothing for Cowell, who called it old-fashioned and claimed to be puzzled as to why a 17-year-old girl would sing a 60-year-old song. (E! Online)
IT'S TIME FOR INFLUENTIAL FOLK Apr 22, 2007
April 22, 2007 -- 'FAME - the aggregate of all the mis understandings that collect around a new name," wrote Rainer Maria Rilke. And he was Marilyn Monroe's favorite author. NEW NAMES? Well, there will be none in the May 4 issue of Time, set to spring on the waiting world, celebrating the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Most likely we'll know everybody who shows up on May 8 for the magazine's gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center. It's always one of the year's most enlightening and... (New York Post -- Gossip)
'Idol' competition highlights DCCC Spring Fling Apr 20, 2007
Idol' competition highlights DCCC Spring Fling - The Lexington Dispatch. I was happy to be a part of it. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Birkhead Sells Photos of Anna Nicole Smith's Baby, as Predicted Apr 19, 2007
Meanwhile, Hackford and the other organizers worried that there was no sign of Ben E. King. But he made it and sang Don t Play that Song for Me -- which Ahmet wrote for the Drifters -- with John Paul Jones and Foreigner s Mick Jones playing behind him. (Fox News -- Views)
Imagine is top song for over-50s Mar 29, 2007
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Jury selection underway in Phil Spector murder trial Mar 20, 2007
If the gun fetish wasn't bad enough, Spector also hinted that he has a split personality in recent years and in a 2002 interview stated, "I have devils that fight inside me."Phil Spector got his start in the music world in 1960 after co-writing the Ben E. King Top 10 hit Spanish Harlem. By 1961, Phil Spector teamed up with Lester Sill to form Philles Records, which produced tracks for artists like Connie Francis, Gene Pitney, and the Ronettes. (Actress Archives)
Soul band Drifters in car crash Mar 14, 2007
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B. Rosengarden, 82; seasoned drummer, Cavett show bandleader Mar 4, 2007
As a percussionist, he played the triangle on the Ben E. King hit "Stand By Me" and bongos on Harry Belafonte songs. He later played conga on Jay and the Americans' "She Cried" and finger cymbals, triangle and tambourine on an Arlo Guthrie album. (Los Angeles Times)
PBS previews upcoming features series Jan 18, 2007
On vocals -- Ben E. King and Solomon Burke. On keyboard, Mike Stoller of the legendary songwriting team Leiber and Stoller, with his partner, Jerry Leiber, singing backup. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
PBS series tackles future of newspapers Jan 18, 2007
Ending a session on an "American Masters" tribute to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, panelists performed a pickup version of "Stand by Me." On vocals Ben E. King and Solomon Burke. On keyboard, Mike Stoller of the legendary songwriting team Leiber and Stoller, with his partner, Jerry Leiber, singing backup. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
So we were wrong about the serials ... Jan 16, 2007
Following cable, public TV has Ben E. King for a Great Performances look at Atlantic Records. And PBS also has Sting, performing in an intimate little concert featuring his Songs From the Labyrinth. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
