 Newsday | Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon and more artists who recorded 'Stand by Me' Newsday It's hard to believe, but Ben E. King's megahit "Stand by Me" was rejected by George Treadwell, manager of his old doo-wop group, The Drifters. King wrote the song with Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber and recorded it with some leftover studio time. His ... |
2013-03-29 20:03:59
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