Ben E. King

Ben E. King is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 2015–2025. The artist is connected with Soul, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Soul shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “It’s All Over”, “I Can’t Break the News to Myself”. Then move to “The Complete Atco/Atlantic Singles, Vol. 1: 1960-1966” and “Soul 66: From the Vaults of Alantic, Atco, Calla, Loma, Reprise, Roulette, Stax, Volt and Warner Brothers” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.