SONG: Stand By Me ARTIST: Ben E. King YEAR: 1962 Listen to it here: THE SONG: “Stand by Me” was written by legendary songwriting team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (but used the pseudonym Elmo Glick) along with Ben E. King. King had been inspired to update the gospel hymn of the same name butContinue reading “Song 130 – Stand By Me”
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Song 123 – Spanish Harlem
SONG: Spanish Harlem ARTIST: Ben E. King YEAR: 1960 Listen to it here: THE SONG: Spanish Harlem was written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector and was first recorded by Ben E. King in 1960. The famous riff to the song was originally conceived by Spector and his then-girlfriend Beverly Ross. She was shocked toContinue reading “Song 123 – Spanish Harlem”
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