<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Courtesy of CNN at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/01/entertainment/ben-e-king-singer-obit-feat/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/01/entertainment/ben-e-king-singer-obit-feat/index.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------------</div><div><div class="el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h1 class="pg-headline" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; font-weight: 300; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.06452; font-size: 3.875rem; font-family: CNN, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">'Stand By Me' singer Ben E. King dies</h1><p class="zn-body__paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><cite class="el-editorial-source" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700;">(CNN) - </cite><cite class="el-editorial-source" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal;">S</cite>inger Ben E. King, whose classic hit "Stand By Me" became an enduring testament of love and devotion for generations of listeners, has died.</span></p></div><p class="zn-body__paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">King died Thursday in New Jersey, his booking agent, Randy Irwin, told CNN. He was 76.</span></p><p class="zn-body__paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Born in North Carolina, King first found success as an original member of the Drifters, the doo-wop group famous for such hits as "Save the Last Dance for Me."</span></p><p class="zn-body__paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But he is remembered most for "Stand By Me," which he composed. The song was a top 10 hit in the U.S. in 1961 and returned to the charts 25 years later when it was prominently featured in "Stand By Me," Rob Reiner's 1986 coming-of-age story.</span></p><p class="zn-body__paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A staple at weddings for decades, the song has been covered hundreds of times.</span></p><p class="zn-body__paragraph" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In 2015, the Library of Congress inducted King's original version into the National Recording Registry.</span></p></div><div>--------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:471E2823-E1C4-4D56-8913-636CF3E20E64" alt="image1.jpeg" id="471E2823-E1C4-4D56-8913-636CF3E20E64"></div><div><a href="http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Ben_E_King/Ben_E_King.jpg">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Ben_E_King/Ben_E_King.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>"Save the Last Dance for Me"</b></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Ben_E_King/Save_the_Last_Dance_for_Me.mp3">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Ben_E_King/Save_the_Last_Dance_for_Me.mp3</a></span></div><div><br></div><div><b>"Stand By Me"</b></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Ben_E_King/Stand_By_Me.mp3">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Ben_E_King/Stand_By_Me.mp3</a></span></div><div><br></div><div><b>"Don't Play That Song"</b></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Ben_E_King/Dont_Play_That_Song.mp3">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Ben_E_King/Dont_Play_That_Song.mp3</a></span></div><div><br></div><div><b>"Spanish Harlem"</b></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Ben_E_King/Spanish_Harlem.mp3">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Ben_E_King/Spanish_Harlem.mp3</a></span></div><div><br></div><div><b>"This Magic Moment"</b></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Ben_E_King/This_Magic_Moment.mp3">http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Ben_E_King/This_Magic_Moment.mp3</a></span><br><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rest well, Mr. King, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares"</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"At that time, we were in charge. We didn't ask. We just did. We just did what was in our heart."</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- Ben E. King</span></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>