Today we remember Ben E. King, on the 11th anniversary of his passing
REUTERS, Jonathan Alcorn
Bill Williams
Thursday, April 30th, 2026 12:43pm
Today we remember Ben E. King, on the 11th anniversary of his passing
The former lead singer of the Drifters and solo artist, died on April 30, 2015
from health reasons in the emergency room at the hospital in Hackensack N.J. He was 76
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