So Sad. Farewell Ben E. King

[thanxal]

Just saw this.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/01/entert...eat/index.html

As our music icons leave us, it gives pause for those of us left behind to preserve their memory and cherish those still with us. And by cherish, I do not mean pick petty fights and say nasty things just to provoke. That denigrates the artist and destroys a sense of community and common goal to preserve and cherish our cultural icons.

[captainjames]

Sorry to hear this ....
R.I.P. Mr. King

[mysterysinger]

Farewell to another all time great.

[sansradio]

Amen, thanxal. Very sad, indeed...

[marv2]

One of my favorites.......

[marv2]

The great Ben E. King!

[theboyfromxtown]

Ben E King and Bert Berns

[marv2]

Ben E King and Bert Berns

Oh very good one! The man was a distinct part of the sound of an era coming out of New York City!

[marv2]

Ben E. was far from being a one hit wonder. Here he is in the mid 70s with his monster JAM "Supernatural Thang"...............

[luke]

Very sad and shocked. A truly underrated artist.

[soulwally]

When I was but a child I heard this, and I got my mother to buy it for me, and I am certain it was this record that began my lifelong obsession with soul and R&B

[marv2]

When I was but a child I heard this, and I got my mother to buy it for me, and I am certain it was this record that began my lifelong obsession with soul and R&B

Ah ha! I love it! My childhood most enduring memory of Ben E. King was "I Who Have Nothing" [[see the above) Radio station WKLR 99.9 FM "Kooler Radio" and DJ Al Fredricks out of Toledo, would play it every night for a while it seemed back in the 60s.

[marv2]

But this is the song that had forever etched Ben E. King into the collective memory of millions here and around the World....................

[Roberta75]

BB King isnt dead hes in a hospice.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/m...home/26733381/

[Roberta75]

Hi daughter is claiming elder abuse.

http://www.tmz.com/2015/05/01/bb-kin...buse-daughter/

[marv2]

Hi daughter is claiming elder abuse.

http://www.tmz.com/2015/05/01/bb-kin...buse-daughter/

This is a thread in tribute to Ben E. King who died last night in New Jersey.

[Sharpmoves]

This is a thread in tribute to Ben E. King who died last night in New Jersey.

Quite so Marv2! Here's a good obituary from to-day's Guardian which you might not have seen. It is right and proper that artists of this stature should be remembered in this way. http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/01/ben-e-king

[sansradio]

Quite so Marv2! Here's a good obituary from to-day's Guardian which you might not have seen. It is right and proper that artists of this stature should be remembered in this way. http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/01/ben-e-king

Thanks for the link, Sharpmoves. This is a much more comprehensive obit than The New York Times ran; it really puts Mr. King's cultural value into perspective beautifully.

[marv2]

Beyond 'Stand by Me': 7 Great Ben E. King Songs You Haven't Heard



http://www.rollingstone.com/music/li...heard-20150501

[honest man]

God Bless Ben Thanks for the music, on of my top 5 non motown male singer along with Tommy Hunt,Jerry Butler-Chuck Jackson[yes we know they did Motown],pre,and Walter jackson,my Male soul hall of Fame top 5.cheers