Ben E. King (1,383 views)

[Seb]

Benjamin Earl Nelson (September 28, 1938 - April 30, 2015)
Vocal Range: C♯2 - F5
Associated Acts: The Drifters, Average White Band, Soul Clan

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{Notewatched Discography}
Solo:
Spanish Harlem (1961): C♯2 - A4 falsetokaiba
Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers (1962): E♭2 - A4 falsetokaiba
Dont Play That Song! (1962): G2 - B♭4 falsetokaiba
Young Boy Blues (1964): G2 - B♭4 falsetokaiba
Seven Letters (1965): G2 - B4 falsetokaiba
What Is Soul (1967): G♯2 - C5 falsetokaiba
Rough Edges (1970): G2 - F5 falsetokaiba  / Seb
The Beginning of It All (1972): B2 - C5 falsetokaiba / Seb
Supernatural (1975): E3 - C♯5 falsetokaiba
I Had a Love (1976): B2 - C5 falsetokaiba
Rhapsody (1976): C♯3 - C♯5 (6/10 songs) falsetokaiba
Let Me Live in Your Life (1978): C♯3 - C♯5 falsetokaiba
Music Trance (1980): G2 - B4 falsetokaiba
Street Tough (1981): G♯2 - B4 falsetokaiba
What's Important to Me (1992): G♯2 - G♯4 (4/9 songs) Seb
I've Been Around (2006): G2 - B♭4 Seb

With the Average White Band:
Benny and Us (1977): A2 - C♯5 falsetokaiba

Significant High Notes:
F5 ("Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You")
E5 ("Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You")
D5 ("Little Green Apples", "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You")
C♯5 ("Do It in the Name of Love", "Family Jewels", "In the Midnight Hour", "Keepin' it to Myself", "One Man")
C5 ("A Star in the Ghetto", "Don't Drive Me Away", "Don't Let Me Down", "Do You Wanna Do a Thing", "Everybody Plays the Fool", "I Betcha Didn't Know That", "I Had a Love", "It's All Over", "Little Green Apples", "Love Is Gonna Get You", "No Danger Ahead", "Only You Know and I Know", "She Does It Right", "Spoiled", "Supernatural Thing Part I", "Supernatural Thing Part II", "Touched By Your Love", "Travellin' Woman", "We Got Love", "What is Soul")
B4 ("All of Your Tomorrows", "Don't Let Me Down", "Fly Away to My Wonderland", "Get it Up for Love", "In the Midnight Hour", "I Guess It's Goodbye", "I See the Light", "I Swear By Stars Above", "Keepin' it to Myself", "Let Me Live in Your Life", "Love Is", "Music Trance", "Seven Letters", "Souvenirs of Love", "Staying Power", "Street Tough", "Teeny Wheeny Little Bit", "The Beginning of It All", "The Record (Baby I Love You)", "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You", "Tower of Strength", "Wonder Woman", "You Made the Difference to My Life", "You've Only Got One Chance to Be Young")
B♭4 ("Brace Yourself", "Cry No More", "Dark Storm on the Horizon", "Do It in the Name of Love", "Don't Let Me Down", "Do You Wanna Do a Thing", "Drop My Heart Off", "Everybody Plays the Fool", "Extra Extra", "Family Jewels", "Fly Away", "Fly Away to My Wonderland", "Get In a Hurry", "Gloria", "I Can't Break the News to Myself", "I Had a Love", "I've Been Around", "Katherine", "Little Green Apples", "Love Is Gonna Get You", "Someday We'll All Be Free", "Standing in the Wings of Heartache", "Supernatural Thing Part I", "Take Me to the Pilot", "Teeny Wheeny Little Bit", "Til I Can't Take it Anymore", "Tippin", "Touched By Your Love", "What Do You Want Me to Do", "What is Soul?", "Why is the Question", "Your Lovin Ain't Good Enough")
A4 ("A Star in the Ghetto", "Come Together", "Cry No More", "Fifty Years", "Fly Away to My Wonderland", "Fool for You Anyway", "He Will Break Your Heart", "I Betcha Didn't Know That", "I Had a Love", "In the Midnight Hour", "I See the Light", "I Swear by Stars Above", "Jamaica", "Just Remember", "Katherine", "Keepin' it to Myself", "I'm Standing By", "Lady, I Love You So", "Let the Water Run Down", "Love Is", "Love Is Gonna Get You", "Made for Each Other", "No Danger Ahead", "Only You Know and I Know", "Rhythm of Love", "River of Tears", "Seven Letters", "She Lets Her Hair Down (Early in the Morning)", "Smooth Sailing", "Someday We'll All Be Free", "Souvenir of Mexico", "Souvenirs of Love", "Spoiled", "Stand By Me", "Sweet Rhapsody", "Take Me to the Pilot", "Teeny Wheeny Little Bit", "The Beginning of It All", "The Record (Baby I Love You)", "Tower of Strength", "Travellin' Woman", "We Got Love", "What is Soul", "You're Stepping on My Heart (Tearing My World Apart)")
G♯4 ("And This Is Love", "Besame Mucho", "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", "Dream Lover", "Extra Extra", "Family Jewels", "Fever", "I Bet You That", "Imagination", "In the Middle of the Night", "I've Been Around", "Let Me Live in Your Life", "On the Street Where You Live", "She Does it Right", "So Important to Me", "Stand By Me", "Supernatural Thing Part I", "Supernatural Thing Part II", "What Do You Want Me to Do", "Wonder Woman", "Yes", "You Can Count on Me", "You Still Move Me", "Your Lovin Ain't Good Enough", "You're Stepping on My Heart (Tearing My World Apart)", "You've Got All of Me")
G4 ("All of Your Tomorrows", "At Last", "Because of You", "Brace Yourself", "Comparing Her to You", "Dark Storm on the Horizon", "Don't Let Me Down", "Drop My Heart Off", "Ecstasy", "Everyday", "Fifty Years", "First Taste of Love", "Fly Away", "Fool for You Anyway", "Get In a Hurry", "Get it Up for Love", "Gloria, Gloria", "Happiness Is Where You Find It", "Here Comes the Night", "Here Is My Heart's Desire", "Hired Gun", "I Bet You That", "Imagine", "I'm Standing By", "In the Middle of the Night", "Into the Mystic", "It's All Over", "Jamaica", "Just Remember", "Katherine", "Lady, I Love You So", "Let the Water Run Down", "Little Green Apples", "Love Is Gonna Get You", "Music Trance", "My Foolish Heart", "One Man", "On the Street Where You Live", "Rhythm of Love", "Seven Letters", "She Lets Her Hair Down (Early in the Morning)", "Show Me", "Something to Be Loved", "Souvenirs of Love", "Stay Awhile With Me", "Sweet Rhapsody", "Teeny Wheeny Little Bit", "The Beginning of It All", "The Message", "There's No Place to Hide", "Til I Can't Take it Anymore", "Tippin", "Touched By Your Love", "Travellin' Woman", "White Moon", "Work That Body", "You Made the Difference to My Life", "Young Boy Blues", "You'll Never Know Who's Watching", "You've Only Got One Chance to Be Young")
F♯4 ("Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", "Do It in the Name of Love", "Down Home", "Do You Wanna Do a Thing", "Extra Extra", "Fly Away", "Goodnight My Love", "I Bet You That", "Swear by Stars Above", "Into the Mystic", "I've Been Around", "Love Is", "Made for Each Other", "On the Horizon", "Please Stay", "She Lets Her Hair Down (Early in the Morning)", "She's Gone Again", "Stand By Me", "Staying Power", "The Record (Baby I Love You", "This is My Dream", "Tower of Strength", "Yes", "You Still Move Me", "You'll Never Know Who's Watching", "You've Got All of Me")
F4 ("All of Your Tomorrows", "And This Is Love", "At Last", "Comparing Her to You", "Don't Drive Me Away", "Dream Lover", "Drop My Heart Off", "Everybody Plays the Fool", "Fly Away", "Frenesi", "Here Is My Heart's Desire", "I Betcha Didn't Know That", "I Can't Break the News To Myself", "I Guess It's Goodbye", "Imagination", "I Promise Love", "It's All Over", "I (Who Have Nothing)", "Jamaica", "Katherine", "Lady, I Love You So", "Love Me, Love Me", "My Heart Cries For You", "On the Street Where You Live", "Only You Know and I Know", "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps", "Rhythm of Love", "River of Tears", "She Does It Right", "Show Me", "Show Me the Way", "Something to Be Loved", "Sway", "The Hermit of Misty Mountain", "The Message", "They Don't Give Medals to Yesterdays Heroes", "Til I Can't Take it Anymore", "Travellin' Woman", "Why is the Question", "You Can Count on Me", "Young Boy Blues", "You're Stepping on My Heart (Tearing My World Apart)", "You've Got All of Me")

Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("All of Your Tomorrows", "Come Together", "Down Home", "Ecstasy", "Frenesi", "I Bet You That", "Can't Break the News to Myself", "I'm Standing By", "Into the Mystic", "It's All Over", "Just Remember", "Let the Water Run Down", "Little Green Apples", "No Danger Ahead", "On the Horizon", "Please Stays", "River of Tears", "Souvenirs of Love", "The Record (Baby I Love You)", "What a Difference a Day Makes", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", "White Moon", "Work That Body", "You Made the Difference to My Life", "You'll Never Know Who's Watching")
C♯3 ("Come Closer to Me", "Come Together", "Don't Let Me Down", "Frenesi", "Goodnight My Love", "In the Middle of the Night", "I Swear by Stars Above", "I've Been Around", "Let the Water Run Down", "Moon River", "She's Gone Again", "So Important to Me", "Spanish Harlem", "Staying Power", "Wonder Woman", "You Can Count on Me", "You've Got All Of Me")
C3 ("Amor", "Because of You", "Come Closer to Me", "Cry No More", "Everyday", "Granada", "Here Is My Heart's Desire", "I Had a Love", "Imagine", "I Bet You That", "In the Middle of the Night", "I Promise Love", "It's All Over", "Katherine", "Lady, I Love You So", "On the Street Where You Live", "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps", "Someday We'll All Be Free", "The Hermit of Misty Mountain", "Teeny Wheeny Little Bit", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow")
B2 ("Comparing Her to You", "Don't Let Me Down", "I Guess It's Goodbye", "Into the Mystic", "It's All in the Game", "Just Remember", "Made for Each Other", "Please Stay", "Tower of Strength", "You Still Move Me")
B♭2 ("Amor", "At Last", "Here Is My Heart's Desire", "Moon River", "My Foolish Heart", "On the Horizon", "So Important to Me", "Something to Be Loved", "They Don't Give Medals to Yesterdays Heroes", "Why is the Question", "Yes", "You've Got All of Me")
A2 ("Everyday", "Fool for You Anyway", "I'm Standing By", "In the Midnight Hour", "Spanish Harlem", "The Hermit of Misty Mountain", "You'll Never Know Who's Watching")
G♯2 ("Fever", "Goodnight My Love", "It's All in the Game", "Moon River", "My Heart Cries for You", "She's Gone Again", "So Important to Me", "Why is the Question")
G2 ("Everyday", "Little Green Apples", "Here Comes the Night", "I Guess It's Goodbye", "Jamaica", "Souvenir of Mexico", "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You", "You'll Never Know Who's Watching")
F♯2 ("Moon River")
F2 ("Amor", "My Foolish Heart", "Souvenir of Mexico")
E2 ("It's All in the Game", "Souvenir of Mexico")
E♭2 ("Because of You")
C♯2 ("Amor")

• Blue denotes falsetto and whistle passages.
• Green denotes harshly distorted passages.
• Boldface denotes outstanding passages.
• Italics denote non-melodic and spoken passages.
• Underlines denote obscured and background passages.

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{Questionable Notes}
E5 ("Come Together" [3])
E♭5 ("It's All Over" [5])
D5 ("Don't Drive Me Away" [1])

C2 ("Show Me" [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that do not have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singers range.

Special thanks to falsetokaiba for the research/creation of the original thread