20 Best Covers of Ben E. King's 'Stand by Me'

Ben E. King scored lasting hits with records like “Spanish Harlem” and the Drifters’ “Under the Boardwalk,” but the recently-deceased New York native will always be best known for “Stand by Me,” a Psalm-inspired ballad co-written with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Fifty-five years after its release, the song has…