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In April 1961, Ben E. King, barely 23 years old, released a song that has left its mark on many hearts over multiple eras—the unforgettable "Stand By Me." Sixty years later we tribute to this soul man with a playlist featuring the ever-captivating warm tones of "Spanish Harlem," songs from his leading role in The Drifters, and his interpretation of the time...
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Jimmie Haskell, Arranger - Romeo Penque, Flute - Betty Nelson, Writer - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - Danny Kessler, Percussion - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - AHMET ERTEGUN, Writer - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Bass Guitar - Moe Weschler, Piano
© 1962 Atco Records ℗ 1962 Atco Records
Romeo Penque, Flute - Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - Danny Kessler, Percussion - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - Doc Pomus, Writer - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Bass Guitar - Moe Weschler, Piano - PHIL SPECTOR, Writer
© 1962 Atco Records ℗ 1962 Atco Records
BERT BERNS, Producer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Ben E. King, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Georges Bizet, Composer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1964Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Romeo Penque, Flute - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - Danny Kessler, Percussion - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Double Bass - Moe Weschler, Piano - Osvaldo Farrés, Writer - Joe Davis, Writer
© 1961 Atco Records ℗ 1961 Atlantic Records
Frank Floyd, Backing Vocals - Luther Vandross, Backing Vocals - Ullanda McCullough, Backing Vocals - Yogi Horton, Drums - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Ray Chew, Producer, Keyboards - Willie Hutch, Writer - Gerry Thomas, CoProducer - Denny Morouse, Solo Saxophone - Pete Cannarozzi, Programmer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1981 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Michael Lewis, Percussion - Ben E. King, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Fred Zarr, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Clavinet - Carole Sylvan, Arranger, Backing Vocals - Gerry Thomas, CoProducer - Dian Sorel, Backing Vocals - Larita Gaskins, Backing Vocals - Barrie Palmer, Producer, Writer - Janet Alhanti, Producer, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1981 Atlantic Records
Sandra Rhodes, Backing Vocals - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Charles Chalmers, Backing Vocals - Jim Stewart, Producer - Donna Rhodes, Backing Vocals - Bobby Manuel, Guitar, Writer - Bettye Crutcher, Producer - Johnny Allen, Arranger - Jeff Stewart, Audio Recording Engineer - Bill Murphy, Bass Guitar, Writer - Duncan Sisters, Backing Vocals - Jimmy Joy, Keyboards, Writer - melvin robertson, Drums, Writer - Jimmy Mcghee, Guitar, Writer - The Memphis Symphony, Strings
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1978 Atlantic Records
Ben E. King, MainArtist - Carole King, Writer - Gerry Goffin, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company 2009 ℗ 1961 Atco Records Inc.
Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Carole King, Writer - Gerry Goffin, Writer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - TOM DOWD, Engineer - Phil Iehle, Engineer - KLAUS OGERMANN, Conductor, Arranger
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1960 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Romeo Penque, Flute - Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - Danny Kessler, Percussion - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - Doc Pomus, Writer - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Bass Guitar - Moe Weschler, Piano - PHIL SPECTOR, Writer
© 1962 Atco Records ℗ 1962 Atco Records
Jimmy Douglass, Engineer - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Backing Vocals - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - MARCUS MILLER, Bass Guitar - Bert De Coteaux, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - Jimmy Young, Drums - DK, MasteringEngineer - Randy Mason, AssistantEngineer - Rennelle Stafford, Backing Vocals - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Crystal Davis, Backing Vocals - Ben E. King, Jr., Bass Guitar - Janet Pendarvis, Backing Vocals - Ken Kirkland, Keyboards - Barrie Palmer, Writer - Janet Alhanti, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 East West America
BERT BERNS, Producer - Mike Leander, Writer - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - BERT RUSSELL, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Romeo Penque, Flute - Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer, Writer - Mike Stoller, Producer, Writer - Danny Kessler, Percussion - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Bass Guitar - Moe Weschler, Piano - The Syndicats, Composer
© 1962 Atco Records ℗ 1962 Atco Records
Romeo Penque, Flute - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - Danny Kessler, Percussion - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Double Bass - Moe Weschler, Piano - Norman Gimbel, Writer - Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, Writer
© 1961 Atco Records ℗ 1961 Atlantic Records
BERT BERNS, Writer - Jerry Wexler, Writer - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1960 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Ben E. King, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Reggie Obrecht, Conductor - Charles Singleton, Writer - Atlantic Studios, Recorded by
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Atlantic Recording Corp
Ben E. King, MainArtist - Klaus Ogerman, Conductor - Betty Woods, Writer - Atlantic Studios, Recorded by
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Atlantic Recording Corp
BERT BERNS, Producer - Ben E. King, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1969 Atlantic Records ℗ 1965Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Bob Gallo, Producer, Writer
© 1969 Atlantic Records ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
BERT BERNS, Producer - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - BERT RUSSELL, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - TOM DOWD, Engineer - Phil Iehle, Engineer - Maria Grever, Writer - Stanley Adams, Writer - KLAUS OGERMANN, Conductor, Arranger
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1962 Atlantic Records
Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Lloyd Trotman, Upright Bass - Mike Stoller, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - Bucky Pizzarelli, Guitar - Doc Pomus, Writer - Mort Shuman, Writer - Ben E King, Lead Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1960 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Romeo Penque, Woodwinds - Gwen Guthrie, Writer - Patrick Grant, Writer - Stan Applebaum, Conductor - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Al Caiola, Guitar - Charles McCracken, Guitar - Ernie Hayes, Piano - Gary Chester, Drums - Lloyd Trotman, Bass Guitar - Phil Kraus, Percussion - Georges Bizet, Composer - Tony "Champagne" Silvester, Producer - Bert "Super Charts" De Coteaux, Producer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1975 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Sandra Rhodes, Backing Vocals - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Charles Chalmers, Backing Vocals - Jim Stewart, Producer - Donna Rhodes, Backing Vocals - Bobby Manuel, Guitar - Bettye Crutcher, Producer, Writer - Johnny Allen, Arranger - Jeff Stewart, Audio Recording Engineer - Bill Murphy, Bass Guitar - Duncan Sisters, Backing Vocals - Jimmy Joy, Keyboards - melvin robertson, Drums - Jimmy Mcghee, Guitar - The Memphis Symphony, Strings
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1978 Atlantic Records
John Marascalco, Writer - Arif Mardin, Producer - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - George Matola, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Romeo Penque, Flute - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer, Writer - Mike Stoller, Producer - Danny Kessler, Percussion - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Double Bass - Moe Weschler, Piano - PHIL SPECTOR, Writer
© 1961 Atco Records ℗ 1961 Atlantic Records
Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Jerry Leiber, Writer - Mike Stoller, Writer - Stoller, Producer - Lieber, Producer - Georges Bizet, Composer - Mogol, Writer - Carlo Donida, Writer - KLAUS OGERMANN, Conductor
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Friedman, Guitar - Derek Smith, Keyboards - Gwen Guthrie, Backing Vocals, Writer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar - Patrick Grant, Writer - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Phil Kraus, Percussion - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - Jerry Jemmott, Bass Guitar - George Devens, Percussion - Dennis King, MasteringEngineer - Ted Sommers, Percussion - Lani Groves, Backing Vocals - Brenda White, Backing Vocals - Godfrey Diamond, AssistantEngineer - Bob Babbitt, Bass Guitar - Alec Head, AssistantEngineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Jack Jennings, Percussion - Tony "Champagne" Silvester, Producer - Carlos Martín, Congas - Ron St. Germain, Engineer - Ricky Williams, Keyboards - Bert "Super Charts" De Coteaux, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - Ellen Libman, AssistantEngineer - Tony "No. 1" Bongiovi, Engineer - Yvonne Guthrie, Backing Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1975 Atlantic Records
Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - Doc Pomus, Writer - Mort Shuman, Writer
© 1998 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Frederick Loewe, Writer - Alan Lerner, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Sunny Skylar, Writer - Ricardo López Méndez, Writer - Romeo Penque, Flute - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - Danny Kessler, Percussion - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Double Bass - Moe Weschler, Piano - Gabriel Ruíz, Writer
© 1961 Atco Records ℗ 1961 Atlantic Records
BERT BERNS, Producer - KENNY YOUNG, Writer - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Arthur Resnick, Writer
© 1969 Atlantic Records ℗ 1965Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Gwen Guthrie, Writer - Patrick Grant, Writer - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, AssistantEngineer - Tony Bongiovi, Audio Recording Engineer - Dennis King, MasteringEngineer - Alec Head, AssistantEngineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer, Arranger - Tony Silvester, Producer - Ron St. Germain, AssistantEngineer - Mike Hutchinson, Audio Recording Engineer - Dirk Devlin, Audio Recording Engineer - Carl Paruolo, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1976 Atlantic Records
Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Bobby Darin, Writer - TOM DOWD, Engineer - Phil Iehle, Engineer - KLAUS OGERMANN, Conductor, Arranger
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Romeo Penque, Woodwinds - Stan Applebaum, Conductor, Arranger - Ben E. King, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Al Caiola, Guitar - Charles McCracken, Guitar - Ernie Hayes, Piano - Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer, Writer - Lloyd Trotman, Bass Guitar - Mike Stoller, Producer, Writer - Phil Kraus, Percussion
© 1962 Atco Records ℗ 1962 Atco Records
Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Carole King, Writer - Gerry Goffin, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Romeo Penque, Flute - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - Danny Kessler, Percussion - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - Doc Pomus, Writer - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Double Bass - Moe Weschler, Piano - Morty Shuman, Writer
© 1961 Atco Records ℗ 1961 Atlantic Records
Romeo Penque, Flute - Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - Carole King, Writer - Gerry Goffin, Writer - Danny Kessler, Percussion - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Bass Guitar - Moe Weschler, Piano
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Al Hoffman, Writer - Al Goodhart, Writer - Milton Ager, Writer - ED NELSON, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Atco Records
Romeo Penque, Flute - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - Danny Kessler, Percussion - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Double Bass - Moe Weschler, Piano - Osvaldo Farrés, Writer - Al Stewart, Writer
© 1961 Atco Records ℗ 1961 Atlantic Records
George Treadwell, Writer - Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer, Piano - The Drifters, MainArtist - Sticks Evans, Drums - Benjamin Nelson, Writer - Ben E King, Lead Vocals - Lover Patterson, Writer - Lewis Leiber, Writer
© 1998 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 1959 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Romeo Penque, Flute - Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Chester, Drums - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - Danny Kessler, Percussion - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - Doc Pomus, Writer - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Bass Guitar - Moe Weschler, Piano - PHIL SPECTOR, Writer
© 1962 Atco Records ℗ 1962 Atco Records
Jerry Friedman, Guitar - Derek Smith, Keyboards - Gwen Guthrie, Composer, Backing Vocals, Writer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar - Patrick Grant, Composer, Writer - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Phil Kraus, Percussion - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Engineer - Jerry Jemmott, Bass Guitar - George Devens, Percussion - Dennis King, MasteringEngineer - Ted Sommers, Percussion - Lani Groves, Backing Vocals - Brenda White, Backing Vocals - Godfrey Diamond, AssistantEngineer - Bob Babbitt, Bass Guitar - Alec Head, AssistantEngineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Jack Jennings, Percussion - Tony "Champagne" Silvester, Producer - Carlos Martín, Congas - Ron St. Germain, Engineer - Ricky Williams, Keyboards - Bert "Super Charts" De Coteaux, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - Ellen Libman, AssistantEngineer - Tony "No. 1" Bongiovi, Engineer - Yvonne Guthrie, Backing Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1975 Atlantic Records
Jimmy Douglass, Engineer - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Backing Vocals - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Ben E. King, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - MARCUS MILLER, Bass Guitar - Bert De Coteaux, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - Jimmy Young, Drums - DK, MasteringEngineer - Randy Mason, AssistantEngineer - Rennelle Stafford, Backing Vocals - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Melvin Shaw, Writer - Crystal Davis, Backing Vocals - Ben E. King, Jr., Bass Guitar - Janet Pendarvis, Backing Vocals - Ken Kirkland, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 East West America
Romeo Penque, Flute - Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Gary Chester, Drums - Danny Kessler, Percussion - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Bass Guitar - Moe Weschler, Piano - Ed Townsend, Writer - Bernard Solomon, Writer - Murray Cohen, Writer
© 1998 Rhino Entertainment Company ℗ 1963Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Phil Bodner, Saxophone - Stan Applebaum, Conductor - Ernie Hayes, Piano - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - Bucky Pizzarelli, Guitar - Doc Pomus, Composer, Writer - Mort Shuman, Composer, Writer - George Barnes, Guitar - George Duvivier, Upright Bass - Shep Shepherd, Drums - Ben E King, Vocals
© 1988 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Johnny Mercer, Writer - Henry Mancini, Writer - TOM DOWD, Engineer - Phil Iehle, Engineer - KLAUS OGERMANN, Conductor, Arranger
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Jack Keller, Writer - Howard Greenfield, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ben E. King, Vocals, MainArtist - Bob Gallo, Producer - JOE SIMON, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Atlantic Records
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In April 1961, Ben E. King, barely 23 years old, released a song that has left its mark on many hearts over multiple eras—the unforgettable "Stand By Me." Sixty years later we tribute to this soul man with a playlist featuring the ever-captivating warm tones of "Spanish Harlem," songs from his leading role in The Drifters, and his interpretation of the timeless "Save the Last Dance for Me."
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