According to publicist Phil Brown, King died in  of natural causes. In an interview with  public television station , King recalled writing track "Stand by Me", saying, "when I wrote 'Stand by Me' as a song, and to know that the song will probably be here for hundreds and hundreds of years to come, it's great". At the news of King's death, many sent their condolences and paid tribute online through social media. On  , novelist linked King's "Stand by Me", tweeting "Thanks Ben E King", and musician wrote about his friendship with King on  , saying, "With an extremely heavy heart, I must say goodbye to one of the sweetest, gentlest and gifted souls that I have had the privilege of knowing and calling my friend for more than 50 years — Mr. Ben E. King [...] Our sincere condolences go out to Betty and the entire family."
According to publicist Phil Brown, King died in New Jersey of natural causes. In an interview with Boston public television station , King recalled writing track "Stand by Me", saying, "when I wrote 'Stand by Me' as a song, and to know that the song will probably be here for hundreds and hundreds of years to come, it's great". At the news of King's death, many sent their condolences and paid tribute online through social media. On Twitter , novelist linked King's "Stand by Me", tweeting "Thanks Ben E King", and musician wrote about his friendship with King on Facebook , saying, "With an extremely heavy heart, I must say goodbye to one of the sweetest, gentlest and gifted souls that I have had the privilege of knowing and calling my friend for more than 50 years — Mr. Ben E. King [...] Our sincere condolences go out to Betty and the entire family."
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