Jars of Clay

Redemption Songs (2005). King continued to perform and record through the 1990s. Who We Are Instead (2003). Ben E. Disc Two (From the Stage):. 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. Disc One (From the Studio):. King's records continued to place well on the pop charts until 1963, when British pop bands began to dominate the popular music scene.

Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage (2003). "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. The Eleventh Hour (2002). "Stand by Me" was his next recording. If I Left the Zoo (1999). His first hit as a solo performer was "Spanish Harlem" (1961). Much Afraid (1997). King and performed solo.

Jars of Clay (1995). He adopted the stage name Ben E. They have six main albums released to date:. In 1960 he left the group after failing to obtain a raise in salary and increase in his share of royalties. Jars of Clay is: Dan Haseltine - vocals, percussion; Charlie Lowell - piano, organ, accordian, keys, background vocals; Stephen Mason - guitar, vocals, lap & pedal steel, national, mandolin, background vocals; Matthew Odmark - acoustic guitar, banjo, background vocals. 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. They are often known as the "fab four" of Christian music. He co-wrote the first hit by the new version of the Drifters, "There Goes My Baby" (1959).

Jars of Clay is a four-member Christian rock band formed at Greenville College in Greenville, IL. 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. "They Will Know We Are Christians by Our Love". In 1958, Ben Nelson joined a doo wop group, The Five Crowns. "Thou Lovely Source of True Delight". 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. "On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand". Ben E.