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Friday, May 1 2015

• Ben E. King: No One Hit Wonder, But One Hit Was A Wonder May 1, 2015

  The singer and songwriter&nbsp;best known for hits like "Spanish Harlem," "There Goes My Baby," and "Stand By Me,"&nbsp;died yesterday at 76. Soundcheck's John Schaefer has this remembrance. (article)

• Appreciation Versus Ambulance-Chasing: Why the Media Gets 'R.I.P.' Wrong May 1, 2015

  Soundcheck host John Schaefer posts this short audio essay on the fine line between timely appreciation of an artist's passing...and just getting the story wrong. (article)

• Gig Alert: Carbon Mirage May 1, 2015

  Genre-agnostic jam trio plays at the Map Room at Bowery Electric on Sunday.&nbsp; (article)