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  • Sep 23, 1938
    R&B singer Ben E. King is born in Henderson, North Carolina. After establishing himself with The Drifters, he writes and sings the classic "Stand By Me," reborn as a country hit in 1980 by Mickey Gilley
    Oct 27, 1960
    Ben E. King records the pop hit "Stand By Me" at the Atlantic Records studio in New York. The song is destined for country success two decades later when it's covered by Mickey Gilley for the movie "Urban Cowboy"
    Jun 13, 1975
    Olivia Newton-John sings "Take Me Home, Country Roads" in an episode of NBC's "The Midnight Special," which also features Seals & Crofts and Ben E. King
    Aug 8, 1986
    Atlantic releases the soundtrack to "Stand By Me," featuring Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls Of Fire," Buddy Holly's "Everday" and Ben E. King's title track
    Aug 22, 1986
    Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls Of Fire" is heard during a car scene as "Stand By Me" opens in movie  theaters. The film's music also includes Ben E. King's title song, Buddy Holly's "Everyday" and four kids who repeatedly sing "The Ballad Of Palladin"
    May 12, 1994
    "The Atlantic Records Story: Hip To The Tip" premieres on A&E. It features interviews with Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Herb Abramson, plus music by Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, Otis Redding, Ivory Joe Hunter and Elvis Presley
    Feb 24, 1998
    Ben E. King's "Stand By Me," The Miracles' "You've Really Got A Hold On Me," The Five Satins' "In The Still Of The Nite," Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and Johnnie Ray's "Cry" join the Grammy Hall of Fame with records by Carole King, The Drifters, James Taylor, Sam Cooke, Henry Mancini, Woody Guthrie, B.B. King and The Weavers
    Oct 20, 2000
    Country Grammy-winners The Kingston Trio join the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Sharon, Pennsylvania, along with The Jackson 5, Dion & The Belmonts, Ben E. King & The Drifters, The Four Tops, The Temptations and Peter, Paul & Mary
    Feb 27, 2002
    Roy Orbison's "Crying" joins the Grammy Hall of Fame, one in a batch of 1960s recordings that also includes music by Pete Seeger, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Janis Ian, Dion, Del Shannon and Ben E. King
    Oct 3, 2009
    Randy Travis, Earl Scruggs and Mike Curb enter the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in Kannapolis along with James Taylor, Ben E. King, Johnny Bristol, Kate Smith and Clyde McPhatter

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