King in 2009, and J. Kevin Swain Getty/Courtesy EXCLUSIVE: More than a hit song, “Stand by Me,” by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King, has transcended the notion of a “standard ...

While adapting the novella for Stand By Me, director Rob Reiner softened the material, making the character of Gordie the focus of the story. He also adjusted the setting from 1960 to 1959 and ...