Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Tuesday Night Music: Ben E. King

5 comments:

  1. What a voice. I saw a punk band calm down a potential riot by playing this song.

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  2. If only we could excise the horrible dancing behind him.

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  3. It doesn't get better.

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  4. Anonymous7:57 AM

    I saw him once in a really small, intimate concert venue - a special night :-).

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  5. Anonymous9:39 AM

    We've seen him too.

    A favorite show of the last 15 years was Smokey Joe's Cafe, a musical revue of the songs of Leiber & Stoller. The show ends with a couple of Ben E. King's songs, "I (Who Have Nothing)" and "Stand By Me." Later in the run (1995-2000) they had King as a "special guest" doing the latter to close the show.

    Jeff M.

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