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Ben E. King
also recorded as Benjamin Nelson
real name Benjamin Earl Nelson
Henderson, United States · 1938-09-28 – 2015-04-30
Ben E. King is credited on 3,263 releases across 872 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
3,263
Credits
872
Albums
7
Decades active
680
In collections
Biography
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American soul singer, born 28 September 1938 in Henderson, North Carolina, USA, died 30 April 2015 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA.
Husband of Betty Nelson and father of Ben E. King, Jr.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
3,263 releases · 872 albums · active 1960–2025
- Performance · 3,536
- Other credits · 117
- Production · 37
- Engineering · 1
Studios: The Sol Studio · Olympic Studios · Morgan Studios · Polar Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
3 Feet High And Rising
1989
Coda
1982
The John Lennon Collection
1982
Mothership
2007
Rock 'N' Roll
1975
Weezer
2019
Bangerz
2013
Eddie And The Cruisers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1983
Stand By Me (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1986
Pain In My Heart
1964
Lennon Legend (The Very Best Of John Lennon)
1997
Gimme Some Truth.
2020
Urban Cowboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1980
Chicken Skin Music
1976
In The Groove
1968
Imagine (Music From The Motion Picture)
1988
The Wanderers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1979
White Light
1971
The Complete Studio Recordings
1993
Grand Champ
2003
Boxed Set2
1993
The Best Of Otis Redding
2020
John Lennon Signature Box
2010
Stand By Me
1986
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