425 Ben E. King (1938-2015) “Spanish Harlem” 1960

Drifters singer Ben King was fired by his manager for requesting a raise. “The only guy that followed me was the same one that came across the street to my father's restaurant and convinced me to join the Five Crowns, who was Lover Patterson. And it was his determination and his I guess feeling that I had something in my voice that he insisted that I stay in the business” (Fresh Air, National Public Radio, 5/8/2015). 

Ben E. King “Spanish Harlem”