Ben E King, the soul and R&B singer best known for the classic song Stand By Me, has died aged 76.
His publicist confirmed to The Telegraph that he died of natural causes on Thursday.
The singer, loved around the world for his 1961 hit Stand By Me, rose to fame in the late 1950 with The Drifters, with songs including There Goes My Baby and Save The Last Dance For Me.
RIP
Rest in peace to one of the greats.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
Thanks for everything Ben. seeya later.
Still the best version of Stand by Me, despite John Lennon's best efforts.
Funny, I always think of him as belonging to an era before the Beatles, but he was only a year older than Lennon.
Wow, first Percy Sledge and now Ben E. King. God must be going through a soul phase.
Goodbye to a great voice.
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
Great voice indeed.
Lou
Looking forward to my day in court.
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