本杰明·厄尔·尼尔森（Benjamin Earl Nelson，1938年9月28日—2015年4月30日，艺名：Ben E. King），1938年9月28日出生于美国北卡罗来纳州亨德森市，9岁的时候搬到了纽约的Harlem。
美国灵魂乐及节奏蓝调流行乐歌手，是后摇滚乐黑人音乐时期最佳民歌手之一。最为人知的歌曲为《Stand by me》。
作为来自北卡罗来纳州的黑人歌手班伊金，高中时代就进入歌坛，后来参加一支五人团体“The Five Crowns”，由他担任主唱 ，同时也负责谱写某些歌曲。
1959年，该团取代了原先早在1953年就已经成立的“The Drifters”，成为新的“The Drifters”合唱团，并且随即以《There Goes My Baby》和《Save the Last Dance for Me》轰动歌坛。
1960 年五月，班伊金决定展开个人生涯，宣告退出。
独立之后的班伊金，首先以秉持着 “The Drifters”合唱团拉丁色彩和品质的 《Spanish Harlem 》受到了肯定，接着就推出了让他扬名立万《Stand By Me》。 这首歌其实是根据灵歌《 Lord Stand By Me 》加以改编而重新创作的，获得了全美排行的第四名。这同时也是他个人生涯成绩最好的一首单曲。
到了1960年代的末期，他就逐渐跟主流市场越行越远了。但是，命运之神并没有让他就此被遗忘。
1986年，由于电影《伴我同行》采用了他的这首旧作当作同名的主题歌，使得他再度的受到了注意，甚至还因而夺下了英国排行的冠军。
King was active in his charitable foundation, the Stand By Me Foundation, which helps to provide education to deserving youths.He was a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, from the late 1960s.
King performed "Stand By Me" during a televised tribute to late comedian George Carlin, as he was one of Carlin's favorite artists.
On November 11, 2010, he performed "Stand By Me" on the Latin Grammys with Prince Royce.
King toured the United Kingdom in 2013 and played concerts in the United States as late as 2014, despite reported health problems.
Death
It was announced on May 1, 2015 that King had died at the Hackensack University Medical Center on April 30, 2015 at the age of 76. His agent said he had suffered from "coronary problems" at the time of his death. King was survived by his wife of 51 years, Betty, three children and six grandchildren.On May 17, two weeks after his death, American rock band Imagine Dragons performed "Stand By Me" at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards as a tribute to his memory.
本杰明·厄尔·尼尔森（Benjamin Earl Nelson，1938年9月28日—2015年4月30日，艺名：Ben E. King），1938年9月28日出生于美国北卡罗来纳州亨德森市，9岁的时候搬到了纽约的Harlem。
美国灵魂乐及节奏蓝调流行乐歌手，是后摇滚乐黑人音乐时期最佳民歌手之一。最为人知的歌曲为《Stand by me》。
作为来自北卡罗来纳州的黑人歌手班伊金，高中时代就进入歌坛，后来参加一支五人团体“The Five Crowns”，由他担任主唱 ，同时也负责谱写某些歌曲。
1959年，该团取代了原先早在1953年就已经成立的“The Drifters”，成为新的“The Drifters”合唱团，并且随即以《There Goes My Baby》和《Save the Last Dance for Me》轰动歌坛。
1960 年五月，班伊金决定展开个人生涯，宣告退出。
独立之后的班伊金，首先以秉持着 “The Drifters”合唱团拉丁色彩和品质的 《Spanish Harlem 》受到了肯定，接着就推出了让他扬名立万《Stand By Me》。 这首歌其实是根据灵歌《 Lord Stand By Me 》加以改编而重新创作的，获得了全美排行的第四名。这同时也是他个人生涯成绩最好的一首单曲。
到了1960年代的末期，他就逐渐跟主流市场越行越远了。但是，命运之神并没有让他就此被遗忘。
1986年，由于电影《伴我同行》采用了他的这首旧作当作同名的主题歌，使得他再度的受到了注意，甚至还因而夺下了英国排行的冠军。
King was active in his charitable foundation, the Stand By Me Foundation, which helps to provide education to deserving youths.He was a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, from the late 1960s.
King performed "Stand By Me" during a televised tribute to late comedian George Carlin, as he was one of Carlin's favorite artists.
On November 11, 2010, he performed "Stand By Me" on the Latin Grammys with Prince Royce.
King toured the United Kingdom in 2013 and played concerts in the United States as late as 2014, despite reported health problems.
Death
It was announced on May 1, 2015 that King had died at the Hackensack University Medical Center on April 30, 2015 at the age of 76. His agent said he had suffered from "coronary problems" at the time of his death. King was survived by his wife of 51 years, Betty, three children and six grandchildren.On May 17, two weeks after his death, American rock band Imagine Dragons performed "Stand By Me" at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards as a tribute to his memory.
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