Biography:
Ben E. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson in September 28, 1938 (died of natural causes, aged 76 on April 30, 2015.) in Henderson, North Carolina) was an American soul and pop singer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", a top ten hit in both 1961 and 1986.
In 1958, Ben Nelson joined a doo wop group, The Five Crowns. Later that same year, The Drifters' manager fired the members of the group and replaced them with The Five Crowns, who had performed several engagements with The Drifters.
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Other songs:
- Stand By Me
- Stand By Me.
- Stand Y Me
- Amour
- Country Roads
- Dance With Me
- Dont Play That Song You Lied
- Ecstasy
- First Taste Of Love
- Here Comes The Night
- How Can I Forget
- I Could Have Danced All Night
- I Who Have Nothing
- Its All Over
- Spanish Harlem
- Thats When It Hurts
- Til I Cant Take It Anymore
- Too Bad
- What Is Soul
- What Now My Love
- Young Boy Blues
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I Could Have Danced All Night:Ben E. King.
#112 on CASH BOX and #72 on BB Hot 100
on ATLANTIC Records in 1963.
#1.
B C G
I could have danced all night, I could have danced
C Dm
all night, and still have begged for more.
G Dm Bb F
I could have spread my wings and done a thousand
G
things that I've never, I've never, ever, ever, ever
C
done before.
BRIDGE:
E B E
I'll never know what made it so exciting..when all at
G D G
once my heart took flight.
#2.
G C G C
And I, and I only, I only know, know, know, know, know..
E F
when she begins to dance with nobody else but me.
Am7 Dm F G C
I could have danced, danced, danced all night.
Uh huh, huh, huh, huh..
INTERLUDE: E B Bm E C G Dm G
#3.
G C
And I, I said I only, I only know, know, know,
E F
when she begins to dance with nobody, nobody but me.
Dm Fm
I could have danced, danced, danced, help me, somebody.
Dm Fm
I could have danced, danced, danced, let the music keep
D Dm Fm F C
playing..I could have danced, danced, danced all night.
OUTRO:
C
I could have danced all night..I could have danced
all night..
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#112 on CASH BOX and #72 on BB Hot 100
on ATLANTIC Records in 1963.
#1.
B C G
I could have danced all night, I could have danced
C Dm
all night, and still have begged for more.
G Dm Bb F
I could have spread my wings and done a thousand
G
things that I've never, I've never, ever, ever, ever
C
done before.
BRIDGE:
E B E
I'll never know what made it so exciting..when all at
G D G
once my heart took flight.
#2.
G C G C
And I, and I only, I only know, know, know, know, know..
E F
when she begins to dance with nobody else but me.
Am7 Dm F G C
I could have danced, danced, danced all night.
Uh huh, huh, huh, huh..
INTERLUDE: E B Bm E C G Dm G
#3.
G C
And I, I said I only, I only know, know, know,
E F
when she begins to dance with nobody, nobody but me.
Dm Fm
I could have danced, danced, danced, help me, somebody.
Dm Fm
I could have danced, danced, danced, let the music keep
D Dm Fm F C
playing..I could have danced, danced, danced all night.
OUTRO:
C
I could have danced all night..I could have danced
all night..
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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