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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 1 May 2015

    Singer Ben E King - best known for song Stand By Me - has died aged 76, his publicist confirms http://bbc.in/1c2a9a1 pic.twitter.com/Wc4fi1cutu

    6:13 AM - 1 May 2015
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      1. A★M★B★E★R 🌛 🌑 🌜‏ @amberm7988 1 May 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @bcSharonZ so sad!!!!! RIP Ben E King." *Stand By Me* One of my All time FAVORITE SONG EVER!!

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      2. Karyna Morris  ✌ ❤ ☮ ☯ 🌍⛥⚝‏ @funkywitch1982 1 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking so sad to hear, Stand by me is one of my favourite songs 😢 xxx

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      3. OSB Manuel, Jr.‏ @NanaQuameJr 1 May 2015
        Replying to @funkywitch1982

        @funkywitch1982 @BBCBreaking me too dear

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      1. Joe Gallagher‏ @jogally 1 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @buzznindia When the night has come..RIP...

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      1. LEO GREEN‏ @theleogreen 1 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking Lucky enough to work with Ben a few times - lovely lovely man. Thoughts with Betty & the family. #standbyme

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      2. One Woman aka Granny‏ @Outofnames 1 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @chevymo RIP awesome singer - loved that song

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      1. RIE KANTO‏ @1010kdw 1 May 2015
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        R.I.P. RT @BBCBreaking: Singer Ben E King - best known for song Stand By Me - has died aged 76, his publici (cont) http://tl.gd/njjtm9 

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      2. mo‏ @_morganlovex 1 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @derriwilson99 omg :-(

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      4. mo‏ @_morganlovex 1 May 2015
        Replying to @derriwilson99

        @derriwilson99 takes me back to first year in the music cabin

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      1. Nathan Cantwell‏ @NCantwell89 2 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking RIP Ben E. King 😔🙏🏾 #StandByMe

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      1. glimmergirl Michele‏ @glimmergirl 1 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking Rest in Peace you live on in the music you've made the life's you touched !!!

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      1. Sheila Sobrany RGN RNT‏ @SheilaSobrany 1 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking A Musical Legend RIP Mr King

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      1. Su Werran‏ @SWerran 1 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking R.I.P Ben x

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      1. Nigel Dean‏ @Deano230 1 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @Stuart_Linnell @ScottOttaway Stand By Me. Classic song covered by so many, including The Searchers.

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