Who wrote Stand by me? John Lennon or Ben E. King?
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Will Smith
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The song is originally a gospel hymn adapted by Ben E. King, et al into a pop song. He is the original performer and it has been covered by many artists, including John Lennon. I really like the King version, it's quite captivating.
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Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller wrote Stand by me originally for his group the platters who passed on the chance to record it so he ended up recording it himself
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"Stand By Me was a song written and popularized first by Ben E. King, also a lead singer in The Drifters, who had a 1961 number 4 solo hit with it. The song became a favorite for recording artists, making the top 20 five times with four versions," including Lennon. Stand By Me song title page http://tunecaster.com/title/s/stand-by-me.html (links to songs and videos there)
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