Ben E. King

King continued to perform and record through the 1990s. In 2000, the techno-dance group "Stars on 54 (Amber)" remade "If You Could Read My Mind" with a slight 'dance' beat to the background. Ben E. In 1968, Canadian rockers "The Guess Who" wrote a tune about Lightfoot entitled "Lightfoot", which includes references to Lightfoot's songs. His hits after 1963 were "What is Soul?" (1967), "Supernatural Thing, part 1" (1975), and the re-issue in 1986 of "Stand by Me," which became popular after serving as the theme music of the movie of the same name. Gordon Lightfoot is also a member of the Order of Ontario, the highest award in the province of Ontario. King's records continued to place well on the pop charts until 1963, when British pop bands began to dominate the popular music scene. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1986, the Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2001, and in May 2003 was made a Companion of the Order of Canada, the country's highest honour.

"Stand by Me", written by King along with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller was voted one of the Songs of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of America and it plus "Spanish Harlem" were named as two of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and were both also given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Lightfoot has received 15 Juno Awards and been nominated for 5 Grammy Awards. "Stand by Me" was his next recording. He later returned to the music business with the album Harmony and an appearance on Canadian Idol. His first hit as a solo performer was "Spanish Harlem" (1961). Fall 2002, Lightfoot suffered a near-fatal abdominal hemorrhage, which caused him to go into a comatose state for a short period of time. King and performed solo. In June of 1974, his single, "Sundown", went to No.1 on the American charts.

He adopted the stage name Ben E. He is one of the first Canadian popular singers who achieved real stardom in his own country instead of moving to the United States. In 1960 he left the group after failing to obtain a raise in salary and increase in his share of royalties. In 1966, he released his debut album, Lightfoot. He also sang lead, using his birth name, on "Dance With Me," "This Magic Moment," "Save the Last Dance for Me," "I Count the Tears," and other Drifters hits. He returned to Canada by the 1960s and performed in coffee houses on the Toronto folk scene. He co-wrote the first hit by the new version of the Drifters, "There Goes My Baby" (1959). He moved to Los Angeles, California during the 1950s where he studied at Hollywood's Westlake College of Music.

Later that same year, The Drifters' manager fired the members of the group and replaced them with the Five Crowns, who had performed several engagements with the Drifters. Lightfoot was born in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. In 1958, Ben Nelson joined a doo wop group, The Five Crowns. (O.C., C.M.), O.ont. (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian folk singer, composer and lyricist. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson in September 28, 1938 in Henderson, North Carolina) is an American soul and pop singer.He is best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", a top ten hit in both 1961 and 1986. Gordon Meredith Lightfoot C.C. Ben E. 9, 2004.