1. a restaurant providing food, drink, and often a floor show or other entertainment; nightclub or cafÃ©. 2. the entertainment at a cabaret.
1 The novella's title is The Body. It was changed to Stand By Me for the film when the song was selected for the end-credits.  The novella takes place in Castle Rock, Maine in 1960; the film takes place in Castle Rock, Oregon in 1959.
Ben E. King was born in Henderson, North Carolina, and moved with his parents to Harlem when he was 9 years old. King left The Drifters in 1961, going solo after that. King was best known for his 1961 hit, 'Stand by Me.'. Altogether, King earned five No. 1 hits, and twelve Top Tens.