Showing posts with label Ben E. King. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ben E. King. Show all posts

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Ben E. King - Assembly Rooms, Derbyshire, England 1992 (FM)

Ben E. King
Assembly Rooms
Derbyshire, England
FM Broadcast Recording
xx-xx-1992
Flac & MP3 320kbps

Cover Art Included

01 Intro
02 Ain't No Mountain High Enough
03 There Goes My Baby
04 Up On The Roof
05 Under The Boardwalk
06 Spanish Harlem
07 Imagine
08 Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
09 You Still Move Me
10 Save The Last Dance For Me
11 Stand By Me / (What A) Wonderful World / Cupid
12 In The Midnight Hour / Intros

Deborah McGriff - backing vocals
Rita Saunders - backing vocals
John Pugh - tenor saxophone
Sandy Sandeman - Conductor
Neil Angilley - keyboards
Tony Wilsonham - bass
Andy Dowling - drums
Ben E. King - vocals
Al Foreman - trumpet

Former Drifters singer takes us on a trip down memory lane. Covering his career with the Drifters and his solo success. The living legend also pays tribute to, John Lennon and Sam Cooke, with a great interpretation of "Imagine", and a Medley respectively, and Wilson Picket with "The Midnight Hour". Ben's career has spanned many decades. First charting in 1959 with the Drifters' "There Goes My Baby" Ben had many more hits with the Drifters and as a solo artist. He even hit the charts collaborating with The Average White Band. The LP Benny And Us spawned 3 singles, hitting #25 on the R&B charts with "A Star In The Ghetto". Ben remains active as of this post, releasing the Heart & Soul CD in 2011.