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Benjamin Nelson

also recorded as Ben E. King

real name Benjamin Earl Nelson

Benjamin Nelson is credited on 598 releases across 142 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1959–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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142

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Decades active

102

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Biography

Benjamin Nelson (1911 – September 17, 1977) was a sociologist who explored the historical development and nature of civilizations. He held positions at University of Chicago, University of Minnesota, Stony Brook University and after 1966, New School for Social Research. Nelson was a Guggenheim Fellow for the academic year 1945–1946. He was a founder member and vice president (1976–1977) of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the first America President (1971–1977) of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations.

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