Benjamin Earl Nelson Net Worth
Benjamin Earl Nelson Net Worth is
$19 Million
Benjamin Earl Nelson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Benjamin Earl King (born September 28, 1938), better known as Ben E. King, is an American soul singer. He is perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me"—a US Top 10 hit in both 1961 and later in 1986 (when it was used as the theme to the film of the same name), a number one hit in the UK in 1987, and #25 on the RIAA's list of Songs of the Century—and as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group The Drifters. | Full Name | Ben E. King |
| Date Of Birth | September 28, 1938 |
| Died | 2015-04-30 |
| Place Of Birth | Henderson, North Carolina, United States |
| Profession | Soundtrack |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Betty King |
| Children | Angela Matos, Benjamin King Jr., Terris Cannon, Stand by Me, Spanish Harlem, Don't Play That Song |
| Siblings | Gladys Johnson, Billy Nelson, Jeffrey Nelson, Calvin Nelson, Deborah Nelson, Joyce Powell, Stacy Nelson, Stand by Me, Spanish Harlem, Don't Play That Song |
| Awards | Grammy Hall of Fame, Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award, Stand by Me, Spanish Harlem, Don't Play That Song |
| Music Groups | The Drifters, The Soul Clan, Stand by Me, Spanish Harlem, Don't Play That Song |
| Nominations | MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film |
| Movies | American Soul: Vol. 2, Ben E. King: The Jazz Channel Presents: BET on Jazz, Body + Soul: Legends of Soul: Live |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | The industry now wants to be in charge of everything. |
| 2 | It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing. |
| 3 | I do a lot of Vegas work and work with the comedians. |
| 4 | At that time, we were in charge. We didn't ask. We just did. We just did what was in our heart. |
| 5 | It doesn't take me long to write songs. |
| 6 | The movie [Stand by Me (1986)] is actually from a book, by Stephen King, called "The Body". When they were gonna make it into a motion picture, they found the story was a bit too strong for the title, "The Body", based on a young kid's movie. It would be too heavy. |
| 7 | When we took on the name The Drifters, we became the new Drifters, and signed a contract to be put on salary, which I think was like a hundred dollars a week, apiece, five hundred dollars for all five of us. |
| 8 | When I got involved with The Five Crowns who later became The Drifters, and we got this hit record, I still was looking at this as kind of a fun thing. |
| 9 | Yeah. I'm amateurish. I can play enough to write a song, or strum on a little guitar to write out a song. But, I don't play well at all. I wouldn't even attempt for a second to play in public. |
| 10 | The Phil Spector that I would meet has always been a nice, quiet, little guy who's very serious about his work; obviously, you can tell that because each and everything he's ever done has always been charted. |
| 11 | One minute we can be in a small club, the next minute we can be in a coliseum, and the next minute we can be in a small auditorium. It varies, depending on the promoter, the budget, and the travelling distance. |
| 12 | If there's anything about the business that I love and that I'm extremely happy about, is that my career started at that time and that I met some of the greatest entertainers at that time and some are still here. |
| 13 | Of course, the kids who had never heard of a person called Ben E. King were then aware of the name associated with the song. That gave a tremendous lift to me as an artist. |
| 14 | I never even visualized for a second doing what I'm doing. |
| 15 | We were doing things with a hundred per cent feeling. It wasn't programmed. It wasn't asked for. It wasn't structured. It was just there. It was very raw. I don't think the industry would allow that to happen again. |
| 16 | One of the members of the group, I can't remember which one, found out we were making $3 - $5,000 a night. We were getting a hundred dollars a week a piece. Everybody got upset about it. |
| 17 | He was a manager, one of the singers, I guess talent coordinator for the local talent in Harlem. His name was Lover Patterson. He was living right across the street from where my dad had his restaurant. I guess he saw a lot of kids come in, a lot of my buddies. |
| 18 | Many times, I've gone on tours with Paul Anka. He would have someone sitting behind him to keep people from even talking to him. You were almost in a little restricted area there. |
| 19 | It would probably take me an hour to two to write it down, get the feel of it, and that's with quite a few changes. It's not really a hard thing for me to do. |
| 20 | Yeah. I've been pretty fortunate to travel I guess, all around the place. |
| 21 | I do like what Alicia Keys and John Legend are doing. With their music, you keep your clothes on. |
| 22 | I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn't pursue it. I feel like I'm cheating sometimes. |
| 23 | And, because there was an honesty about all that was going on. It connected with the people in the street. |
| 24 | You were able to sing something they related to instantly, because it was part of what you felt. It was part of what you had already traveled through. It's part of the people you were associating with daily. It was all of that. |
| 25 | Those things don't happen today. I feel sorry for the kids in the industry today. They have on sunglasses, eat caviar in jet planes, but they'll never know the true feeling that we did. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He grew up in Harlem, where his father had moved the family when he was a child. He began singing in church choirs. In high school, he formed a doo-wop group, the Four B's, that occasionally performed at the Apollo Theater. |
| 2 | He changed his surname to King, which belonged to a favorite uncle, soon after joining The Drifters. |
| 3 | He left The Drifters in 1960 and embarked on a successful solo career. "Spanish Harlem" reached the Top 10 that year. "Stand by Me", which he co-wrote, reached the Top 10 in 1961 (and again in 1986, when it was used in the soundtrack of the Rob Reiner film of the same name, Stand by Me (1986)). |
| 4 | Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Drifters) in 1988. |
| 5 | Singer, best known for his hit song "Stand By Me". |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2016 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Timeshift | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016 | ||
| Nunca es tarde | 2016 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| 11.22.63 | 2016 | TV Mini-Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Coronation Street | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015 | ||
| Late Show with David Letterman | TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 2011 - 2015 performer - 1 episode, 1994 | ||
| Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Meet the Patels | 2014 | Documentary writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| Alive Inside | 2014 | Documentary performer: "Stand by Me" / writer: "Stand by Me" | |
| Cedar Cove | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Jimi: All Is by My Side | 2013 | writer: "Try Me One Time" | |
| The X Factor | 2005-2013 | TV Series writer - 5 episodes | |
| So You Think You Can Dance | TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 2009 - 2013 performer - 2 episodes, 2010 - 2013 | ||
| The Voice of the Philippines | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Girls | 2013 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Occamova britva | 2013 | TV Movie writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| The Richest Songs in the World | 2012 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Stand by Me" - uncredited / writer: "Stand by Me" - uncredited | |
| American Horror Story | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Sarah G Live | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Musikrausch - Der Konzertsommer | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Di yi ci | 2012 | writer: "Stand By Me" - as Ben King | |
| American Idol | 2005-2012 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Lotta & die großen Erwartungen | 2012 | TV Movie performer: "Stand By Me" - uncredited / writer: "Stand By Me" - uncredited | |
| Beatrix, Oranje onder Vuur | TV Mini-Series performer - 1 episode, 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2012 | ||
| How I Met Your Mother | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Gent de paraula | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Flipped | 2010/I | writer: "Stand By Me", "There Goes My Baby" - as Ben King | |
| Todd's Pop Song Reviews | 2010 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| Campamento Flipy | 2010 | performer: "Stand By Me" / writer: "Stand By Me" - as Ben King | |
| EastEnders | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2010 writer - 1 episode, 2010 | ||
| Valentine's Day | 2010/I | performer: "Amor" | |
| Rock & Chips | 2010 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Men of a Certain Age | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| So You Think You Can Dance Canada | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009 | ||
| Der Mann auf der Brücke | 2009 | TV Movie writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| The Simpsons | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Caras & Bocas | 2009 | TV Series writer: "Stand by Me" | |
| Deutschland sucht den Superstar | TV Series 1 episode, 2009 writer - 3 episodes, 2002 - 2008 | ||
| Lulu und Jimi | 2009 | writer: "Stand by Me" | |
| WWE Tribute for the Troops | 2008 | TV Special performer: "Stand By Me" / writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| The Choir: Boys Don't Sing | 2008 | TV Mini-Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Kids | 2008 | lyrics: "Stand by Me" / music: "Stand by Me" / performer: "Stand by Me" | |
| Cloverfield | 2008 | performer: "Beautiful Girls" / writer: "Beautiful Girls" - as Ben King | |
| Música des del cor | 2007 | TV Movie writer: "Ets en mi" | |
| Idols | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Patinando por un sueño | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Idool 2007 | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Cold Case | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2007 writer - 1 episode, 2007 | ||
| Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol | 2007 | Video Game "Stand by Me" | |
| Minyeo-neun goerowo | 2006 | writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| How Music Works | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2006 | ||
| Idols! | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Cheap | 2005 | writer: "There Goes My Baby" | |
| Stubbs the Zombie in 'Rebel Without a Pulse' | 2005 | Video Game writer: "There Goes My Baby" - as B. King | |
| Sto para 5 | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2005 writer - 1 episode, 2005 | ||
| Indigo Prophecy | 2005 | Video Game performer: "Street Tough" | |
| Forty Shades of Blue | 2005 | performer: "It's All Over" | |
| Idol | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| No Regrets | 2004 | "Stand By Me" / performer: "Stand By Me" | |
| Malaysian Idol | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Canadian Idol | 2003-2004 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne | 2003-2004 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Idols | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Idols | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Idol stjörnuleit | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Lo + plus | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Led Zeppelin DVD | 2003 | Video documentary writer: "We're Gonna Groove" | |
| Hal and Stan | 2003 | Video short performer: "Stand By Me" / writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| Idol | 2002 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Operación triunfo | 2002 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Queer as Folk | 2001-2002 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| The Sopranos | 2001 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Zwei Männer am Herd | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2001 writer - 1 episode, 2001 | ||
| Secret Men's Business | 1999 | TV Movie performer: "Stand By Me" / writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| Beyond the Mat | 1999 | Documentary writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| The '60s | 1999 | TV Movie performer: "Stand by Me" / writer: "Stand by Me" | |
| Very Bad Things | 1998 | performer: "Supernatural Thing" Remix 1975 | |
| All I Wanna Do | 1998 | performer: "I Who Have Nothing" | |
| Among Giants | 1998 | writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| Highlander | 1998 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Tohuwabohu | 1998 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Stand by Me | 1995 | Short lyrics: "Stand by Me" / music: "Stand by Me" | |
| Chicago Hope | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1995 writer - 1 episode, 1995 | ||
| There Goes My Baby | 1994 | writer: "There Goes My Baby" - as Benjamin Nelson | |
| Florida Lady | 1994 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Made in America | 1993 | performer: "If You Need A Miracle" | |
| The Sandlot | 1993 | writer: "There Goes My Baby" | |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1993 writer - 1 episode, 1993 | ||
| Marienhof | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1993 writer - 1 episode, 1993 | ||
| The Wonder Years | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1992 writer - 1 episode, 1992 | ||
| Vacanze di Natale '91 | 1991 | writer: "Stand by Me" | |
| Midnight Caller | 1991 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Northern Exposure | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1990 writer - 1 episode, 1990 | ||
| David Hasselhoff Live & Forever | 1990 | Video writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| To Sleep with Anger | 1990 | writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| Shag | 1989/I | performer: "Every Day I Have to Cry", "I'm Leaving It All Up to You" | |
| Mull | 1989 | writer: "Stand by Me" | |
| Imagine: John Lennon | 1988 | Documentary writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| Salsa | 1988 | performer: "Spanish Harlem" | |
| Dolly | 1988 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Best Seller | 1987 | performer: "PERFECT ENDING" | |
| It's Garry Shandling's Show. | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1987 writer - 1 episode, 1987 | ||
| Crime Story | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1986 writer - 1 episode, 1986 | ||
| Stand by Me | 1986 | as B.E. King, "Stand By Me" / performer: "Stand By Me" | |
| Playing for Keeps | 1986 | writer: "STAND BY ME" | |
| Rock for Afrika | 1985 | TV Special documentary writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| Calamari Union | 1985 | lyrics: "Stand By Me" / writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| The Flamingo Kid | 1984 | performer: "Stand by Me" / writer: "Stand by Me" - as King | |
| Urban Cowboy | 1980 | writer: "Stand by Me" | |
| The Wanderers | 1979 | performer: "Stand By Me" / writer: "Stand By Me" | |
| American Hot Wax | 1978 | writer: "There Goes My Baby" | |
| Fingers | 1978 | writer: "There Goes My Baby" - as Benjamin Nelson | |
| Black Joy | 1977 | performer: "Stand by Me" / writer: "Stand by Me" | |
| Warum läuft Herr R. Amok | 1970 | performer: "Stand by Me" / writer: "Stand by Me" | |
| Hollywood a Go Go | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1965 writer - 1 episode, 1965 |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowzer's Rock 'n Roll Party | 1988 | TV Movie |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music | 2005 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| God Only Knows: Vocal Harmony - The Voice | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| In Concert | 2003 | Video | Himself |
| A Tribute to Leiber and Stoller | 2002 | Video | Himself |
| Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The History of Rock 'n' Roll | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Rock & Roll | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Chicago Hope | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Atlantic Records Story | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame | 1993 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| An American Reunion: The People's Inaugural Celebration | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Jools Holland's Happening | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| Grammy Legends | 1990 | TV Special | Himself |
| Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Lou Rawls Presents Black Gold Hits | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 29th Annual Grammy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Second Annual Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Stand by Me: AIDS Day Benefit | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| Love Me Tender: A Tribute to the Music of Elvis Presley | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Solid Gold | 1986 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1986 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sha Na Na | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| Soul Alive | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rock Concert | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Soul Train | 1975 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Midnight Special | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Schlag auf Schlag | 1969 | TV Movie | Himself - Singer |
| Die Drehscheibe | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Singer |
| Ready, Steady, Go! | 1964-1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| Where the Action Is | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood a Go Go | 1965 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| Discs a Go-Go | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Lloyd Thaxton Show | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bang! The Bert Berns Story | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Lennon or McCartney | 2014 | Documentary short | Himself (voice) |
| The Richest Songs in the World | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Co-writer, Stand By Me |
| The Nation's Favourite Number 1 Single | 2012 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| A.K.A. Doc Pomus | 2012 | Documentary | |
| 2011 FNS Kayôsai | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| Breakfast | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Whole Lotta Shakin' | 2009 | Video | Himself |
| 11th Annual the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: George Carlin | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| My Music: Doo Wop Love Songs | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1994-2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Advertising's Greatest Hits | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Ben E King) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 58th Annual Grammy Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself - In Memoriam |
| Soul Power! | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| My Music: Aretha Franklin Presents Soul Rewind | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Most Performed Song from a Film | BMI Film & TV Awards | Stand by Me (1986) |
Known for movies
Stand by Me (1986)
as Soundtrack
Cloverfield (2008)
as Soundtrack
The Sandlot (1993)
as Soundtrack
Valentine's Day (2010)
as Soundtrack