Ben E. King

Benjamin Earl Nelson (born September 28, 1938), better known as  Ben E. King, is an American  soul  singer. He is perhaps best known as the singer and  co-composer of " Stand by Me," a  U.S.  Top 10  hit in both 1961 and later in 1986 (when it was used as the theme to the  film of the same name) and a  #1 hit in the  UK in 1987, and as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group  The Drifters.