Ben E. King

Ben E. King made an indelible mark on his time, both as lead singer of the Drifters and as a solo artist. A North Carolina native who had honed his vocal chops in church and carried the explosive style of the Sensational Nightingales' Julius Cheeks into the secular arena, Benjamin Earl Nelson was an original member of the 5 Crowns, a quintet that made a little bit of noise in 1958 with the Doc Pom...