“Stand by me” singer Ben E. King died – THE WORLD

The hit “Stand By Me” made him world famous: The American soul singer Ben E. King is dead, he died at the age of 76. years.

This was confirmed by his agent on Friday the British news agency PA. “He will be more missed than words can express,” said his colleague Gary US Bonds death.

According to media reports, the soul legend died on Thursday. “Extremely heavy heart I have to say goodbye to one of the sweetest, gentlest and most talented souls that I had to know, and for 50 years to call my friend the privilege,” Bonds wrote on Facebook.

Still 2013 was King on stage and toured Great Britain.

The 1938 US southern state of North Carolina-born King sang first as a child in the church choir. Early on, his family moved into the black ghetto Harlem in New York.

First, King was known in the 50s as a singer of the band The Drifters – but controversy over the Gage did break apart the group

<. p id="p7" class="text prefix_1 artContent"> King then launched a solo career. In 1961 he landed the hit of his life: “Stand by Me”. The song has been covered countless times, among others, by John Lennon, Otis Redding and Cher.

Adriano Celentano sang it in Italian. Many people the song known as the theme song of the movie “Stand By Me – The mystery of a summer” of 1986.

With the launch of the adventure film in which River Phoenix, John Cusack and Kiefer Sutherland appeared, was the song decades after first publication again to chart success.

Other famous songs of King with the Drifters were “There goes my baby” (1959) and “Save the Last Dance for me” (1960). 1961 was followed by “Spanish Harlem”, his first solo success and also often been covered.

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