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| − | [[Category: Songwriters]] | + | '''Jerry Leiber''' (April 15, 1933 - August 22, 2011) and '''Mike Stoller''' (b. March 13, 1933) were an American songwriter and composer duo. Leiber wrote songs, while Stoller composed music. In the 1950s, they wrote many hits for doo-wop, pop and rock 'n' roll musicians, including ''[[Riot In Cell Block No. 9]]'' ([[The Robins]], sang by an uncredited [[Richard Berry]]), ''Kansas City'', ''[[Hound Dog]]'' for [[Willie Mae Thornton]] and many songs for [[the Coasters]], [[Elvis Presley]], Ben E. King, Peggy Lee and Stealers's Wheel.<ref>[http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19762/m1/ Show 13 - Big Rock Candy Mountain: Rock 'n' roll in the late fifties. [Part 3]]</ref> |
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| + | ''"I used to really enjoy [[Spike Jones]] and Leiber and Stoller. America should give them an award for what they did to make rock 'n' roll happen."'' - Frank Zappa, American Songwriter, 11 November 1983. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/videos/American_Songwriter_1983.html</ref> | ||
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| + | ''"First of all: without the assistance of Leiber and Stoller, I don't think you would've had an [[Elvis Presley]]."''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRYX6QHxGv4 Frank Zappa] in [[The Lost Interview]]</ref> | ||
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| + | * [[Wikipedia:Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 13 June 2026
Jerry Leiber (April 15, 1933 - August 22, 2011) and Mike Stoller (b. March 13, 1933) were an American songwriter and composer duo. Leiber wrote songs, while Stoller composed music. In the 1950s, they wrote many hits for doo-wop, pop and rock 'n' roll musicians, including Riot In Cell Block No. 9 (The Robins, sang by an uncredited Richard Berry), Kansas City, Hound Dog for Willie Mae Thornton and many songs for the Coasters, Elvis Presley, Ben E. King, Peggy Lee and Stealers's Wheel.[1]
Quotes
"I used to really enjoy Spike Jones and Leiber and Stoller. America should give them an award for what they did to make rock 'n' roll happen." - Frank Zappa, American Songwriter, 11 November 1983. [2]
"First of all: without the assistance of Leiber and Stoller, I don't think you would've had an Elvis Presley."[3]
