On this day, October 27, 1960, Ben E. King recorded "Stand By Me."

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Tue Oct 27, 2020: On this day, October 27, 1960, Ben E. King recorded "Stand By Me."

Hat tip, WCBS radio and This Day in Rock

They also say that he recorded "Spanish Harlem" on the same day, but Wikipedia doesn't support that claim.

Stand by Me (Ben E. King song)



One of side-A labels of the original 1961 US single

Released: April 24, 1961
Recorded: October 27, 1960

"Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J. W. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father," recorded by the Soul Stirrers with Johnnie Taylor singing lead. The third line of the second verse of the former work derives from Psalm 46:2c/3c.

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I have the DVD. I had forgotten this is in there:

Urban Cowboy.Stand by me.Mickey Gilley
8,098,443 views • Jun 30, 2013

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Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American western romantic drama film about the love-hate relationship between Buford Uling Davis 'Bud' (John Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger). The movie captured the late 1970s/early 1980s popularity of Country Music with John Travolta's starring after Grease and Saturday Night Fever.

This is a little more upscale:

UK Royal Wedding: Gospel Choir sings "Stand by Me"
15,664,383 views • May 19, 2018

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Okay, let's stop kidding around. This is what you want to see:

Ben E KING Stand By Me 1961
15,412 views • Jun 22, 2018

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