Spanish Harlem is a song released by Ben E. King in 1961 on Atco Records. The song was King's first hit away from The Drifters, a group he had lead for several years. With Spanish guitar and drum-beats, the song climbed the Billboard charts, eventually peaking at #15 at R&B and #10 at Pop. Ben E. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson in September 28, 1938 in Henderson, North Carolina) is an American soul and pop singer. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Atco Records was a United States based subsidary label of Atlantic Records. ... This article is about the American band. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ...
SpanishHarlem, also known as El Barrio or East Harlem, is a neighborhood in north-eastern part of the borough of Manhattan and one of the largest predominantly Latino communities in New York City.
SpanishHarlem extends from about East 96th St. to East 125th St. and is bound by the Upper East Side, East River, Harlem, and Central Park.
SpanishHarlem was one of the hardest hit areas in the 1960s and 1970s as New York City struggled with deficits, race riots, urban flight, drug abuse, crime and poverty.
Spanish originated in Castille, (Spain); it was brought by Spanish explorers, colonists and empire-builders to the Western Hemisphere and other parts of the world in the last five centuries.
Spanish is one of the official languages of the United Nations and the European Union.
Spanish ceased to be an official language of the Philippines in 1987, and it is now spoken by less than 0.01% of the population, or 2,658 people (1990 Census), though recently there seems to have been a resurgence in interest in the language among educated youth.
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