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Ben E. King Why Ben Stopped Drifting

Caroline Boucher, Disc and Music Echo, 25 March 1972

KEEPING abreast of the times, says Ben E. King, is one of the most important and difficult jobs for a singer. He's been singing and writing now for sixteen years, and knows exactly how to walk that thin red line between the success and the has-been.

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