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“I would imagine after the first recording session with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and Atlantic Records I began to realize that this is going to be like this for the rest of my life and I knew that what, what they were doing was going to be successful because with each session that we would do, it would get better and better and better, the songs would become better, the, ah, the feeling of success was there and we were all in the middle of that as well.”

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Ben E. King
Ben E. King

Ben E. King, an iconic American singer, was born on September 28, 1938, and passed away on April 30, 2015. Known for his emotive voice and unique musical style, he is one of the most prominent figures in soul music during the 1960s. more

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