Ben E. King

Biography

He was a manager, one of the singers, I guess talent coordinator for the local talent in Harlem. His name was Lover Patterson. He was living right across the street from where my dad had his restaurant. I guess he saw a lot of kids come in, a lot of my buddies.
Yeah. I've been pretty fortunate to travel I guess, all around the place.
I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn't pursue it. I feel like I'm cheating sometimes.