From lefT: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King in 2009, and J. Kevin Swain Getty/Courtesy EXCLUSIVE: More than a hit song, “Stand by Me,” by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King, has ...

One could say that "Stand By Me" changed Stephen Wilson Jr.'s life. The world really took notice of the 46-year-old country music artist when he took center stage at the 2025 CMA Awards and played a ...

“Stand By Me,” which was first performed on April 12, 1961, was written by the triumvirate of Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. The latter two wrote under the moniker Elmo Glick. King, born ...

Stephen Wilson Jr. left fans at the CMA Awards floored with his rendition of the 1961 song "Stand By Me". Taking the stage at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, dressed in black, Wilson performed ...

It took 10 years for Susan Boyle to record one of the best covers of her career, but it was worth the wait. Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" is one of the most well-known songs ever, and Boyle's take on ...

Ben E. King scored lasting hits with records like “Spanish Harlem” and the Drifters’ “Under the Boardwalk,” but the New York native, who died in 2015, will always be best known for “Stand by Me,” a ...

Stephen Wilson Jr. made his CMA Awards performance debut on Wednesday night, mesmerizing the crowd with his inventive rendering of “Stand by Me,” Ben E. King’s 1961 hymn that was later recorded by ...

Keep it real, can you tell me now? Would you stand by me? Would you stand by me? Wallen and Durk’s unlikely friendship began in late 2021 when the Chicago rapper dropped their collaborative single ...

Stephen Wilson Jr. is on the cusp of his breakthrough. Since releasing his debut album Son of Dad last year, he’s mesmerized audiences at festivals like Stagecoach, on tour with Hardy, and, most ...

King also sang on other hits, including "Spanish Harlem," "There Goes My Baby." — -- Ben E. King, the singer behind the hit song "Stand By Me," died on Thursday, his booking agent, Randy Irwin, ...

Stephen Wilson Jr. left fans at the CMA Awards floored with his rendition of the 1961 song "Stand By Me". The iconic Ben E. King tune has been popular for decades, spawning many renditions, though it ...