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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Sep 28, 2022, 04:39 PM Sep 2022

On this day, September 28, 1938, Ben E. King was born.

Hat tip, This Day in Music

1938 - Ben E King

Ben E King, (Benjmin Earl Nelson), soul and R&B singer with The Drifters who had the 1960 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Save The Last Dance For Me', and the 1987 UK No.1 solo single 'Stand By Me', (first released in 1961). King died at the Hackensack University Medical Center on April 30, 2015, at the age of 76.
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On this day, September 28, 1938, Ben E. King was born. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 OP
Missed this yesterday. Mea culpa. Ben E. King live in 1987 with the Prince's Trust All Star Band: highplainsdem Sep 2022 #1
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