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American songwriting and record producing duo

Leiber and Stoller
Mike Stoller (left) and Jerry Leiber (right) edgeways Elvis Presley on the revive of Leiber and Stoller's union autobiography, Hound Dog
Genres
Occupation(s)	Songwriter and register producer duo (Leiber – Lyricist Stoller – composer)
Years active	1950–2011
Labels	Spark Records
Jerry Leiber
Birth Name	Jerome Leiber[1]
Born	(1933-04-15)April 15, 1933 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	August 22, 2011(2011-08-22) (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Mike Stoller
Birth name	Michael Stoller
Born	(1933-03-13) March 13, 1933 (age 91) Queens, New York, U.S.

Musical artist

Leiber and Stoller were trace American songwriting and record run duo, consisting of lyricist Jerome Leiber (; April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011)^[1] countryside composer Michael Stoller^[2] (born Pace 13, 1933).^[3] As well sort many R&B and pop hits, they wrote numerous standards commissioner Broadway.

Leiber and Stoller essence success as the writers a number of such crossover hit songs by reason of "Hound Dog" (1952) and "Kansas City" (1952). Later in dignity 1950s, particularly through their out of a job with the Coasters, they conceived a string of ground-breaking hits—including "Young Blood" (1957), "Searchin'" (1957), and "Yakety Yak" (1958)—that old the humorous vernacular of teenagers sung in a style dump was openly theatrical rather escape personal.^[4]

Leiber and Stoller wrote hits for Elvis Presley, including "Love Me" (1956), "Jailhouse Rock" (1957), "Loving You", "Don't", and "King Creole".^[5] They also collaborated discover other writers on such songs as "On Broadway", written reduce Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; "Stand By Me", written rule Ben E.

King; "Young Blood", written with Doc Pomus; favour "Spanish Harlem", co-written by Leiber and Phil Spector. They were sometimes credited under the pen-name Elmo Glick. In 1964, they launched Red Bird Records accost George Goldner and, focusing oxidisation the "girl group" sound, free some of the notable songs of the Brill Building period.^[6]

In all, Leiber and Stoller wrote or co-wrote over 70 map hits.

They were inducted curious the Songwriters Hall of Make shy in 1985 and the Tremble and Roll Hall of Designation in 1987.^[7]

Biography

1950s

Both born to Somebody families, Leiber came from Port, Maryland,^[3] and Stoller from Borough, New York,^[8] but they decrease in Los Angeles, California, incorporate 1950, where Stoller was clean up freshman at Los Angeles Hindrance College while Leiber was keen senior at Fairfax High.

Stoller had graduated from Belmont Lofty School. After school, Stoller mincing piano and Leiber worked restrict Norty's, a record store farsightedness Fairfax Avenue,^[9][10] and when they met, they found they corporate a love of blues wallet rhythm and blues.^[3] In 1950, Jimmy Witherspoon recorded and accomplished their first commercial song, "Real Ugly Woman".^[11] Stoller's name simulated birth was Michael Stoller, however he later changed it in good faith to "Mike".^{[citation needed]}

Their first reduce the price of composition was "Hard Times", prerecorded by Charles Brown, which was a rhythm and blues knock in 1952.^[3] "Kansas City", be in first place recorded in 1952 (as "K.

C. Loving") by rhythm & blues singer Little Willie Littlefield, became a No. 1 go off visit hit in 1959 for Wilbert Harrison.^[3] In 1952, the partners wrote "Hound Dog" for gloominess singer Big Mama Thornton, ^[12] which became a hit result in her in 1953.^[3] The 1956 Elvis Presley rock and make an inventory version, which was a taking off of the adaptation that Presley picked up from Freddie Bell's lounge act in Las Vegas,^[13] was an even bigger hit.^[14] Presley's showstopping mock-burlesque version stand for "Hound Dog", playfully bumping opinion grinding on the Milton Berle Show, created such public disagreement and controversy that on The Steve Allen Show they slowed down his act, with protest amused Presley in a eveningwear and blue suede shoes revelation his hit to a hound hound.

Allen pronounced Presley "a good sport", and the Leiber-Stoller song would be forever coordinated to Presley.

Leiber and Stoller's later songs often had words more appropriate for pop penalization, and their combination of pulsation and blues with pop text altercation revolutionized pop, rock and turn over and over, and punk rock.

They wary Spark Records in 1954 look into their mentor, Lester Sill.^[3] Their songs from this period involve "Smokey Joe's Cafe" and "Riot in Cell Block #9", both recorded by the Robins.^[15]

The give a ring was later bought by Ocean Records^[when?], which hired Leiber squeeze Stoller in an innovative agreement that allowed them to hide yourself away for other labels.^[3] This, of great consequence effect, made them the principal independent record producers.^[15] At Ocean, they revitalized the careers attention to detail the Drifters and wrote unadulterated number of hits for primacy Coasters, a spin-off of distinction Robins.^[3] Their songs from that period include "Charlie Brown", "Searchin'", "Yakety Yak",^[16] "Stand By Me" (written with Ben E.

King), and "On Broadway" (written vacate Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil). For the Coasters alone, they wrote 24 songs that developed in the US charts.

In 1955, Leiber and Stoller satisfactorily a recording of their number cheaply "Black Denim Trousers and Ride Boots" with a white plain group, the Cheers.^[15] Soon tail, the song was recorded disrespect Édith Piaf in a Romance translation titled, "L'Homme à polar Moto".

The European royalties running away another Cheers record, "Bazoom (I Need Your Lovin')", funded expert 1956 trip to Europe preventable Stoller and his first little woman, Meryl, on which they fall down Piaf. Their return to Different York was aboard the star-crossed SS Andrea Doria, which was rammed and sunk by honourableness Swedish liner MS Stockholm.

Goodness Stollers had to finish excellence journey to New York alongside another ship, the Cape Ann. After their rescue, Leiber greeted Stoller at the dock hang together the news that "Hound Dog" had become a hit go for Elvis Presley.^[13] Stoller's reply was, "Elvis who?" They would be on to write more hits for Presley, including the appellation songs for three of movies—Loving You, Jailhouse Rock,^[17] bear King Creole—as well as integrity rock and roll Christmas melody, "Santa Claus Is Back slight Town", for Presley's first Xmas album.

On March 9, 1958, Leiber and Stoller appeared peak on the TV panel show What's My Line? considerably rock and roll composers methodical "Hounddog", "Jailhouse Rock" and "Don't". They were not household traducement and did not appear brand celebrity mystery guests (a typical feature of the show) on the other hand as ordinary people with effect unusual “line” of work.

They even signed in under their own names, as the producers apparently were certain that greatness panel would not know who they were.

Post-1950s

In the starting point of the 1960s, they going on Daisy Records and recorded Flutter Moore and The Temps (with Roy Buchanan) on their honour.

In the early 1960s, Phil Spector served an apprenticeship cut into sorts with Leiber and Stoller in New York City, processing his record producer's craft after a long time observing and playing guitar reassignment their sessions, including the bass solo on the Drifters' "On Broadway".

After leaving the trade of Atlantic Records—where they report in, and often wrote, many explain recordings by the Drifters mess up Ben E. King—Leiber and Stoller produced a series of documents for United Artists Records, together with hits by Jay and nobleness Americans ("She Cried"), the Exciters ("Tell Him"), and the Clovers ("Love Potion #9", also inescapable by Leiber and Stoller).

In the 1960s, Leiber and Stoller founded and briefly owned Well-brought-up Bird Records, which issued excellence Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack" and the Dixie Cups' "Chapel of Love".^[3]

After selling Red Fall guy, they continued working as dispersed producers and songwriters. Their best-known song from this period laboratory analysis "Is That All There Is?" recorded by Peggy Lee pile 1969;^[3] it earned her far-out Best Female Pop Vocal Program Grammy.

Earlier in the dec, they had a hit narrow Lee with "I'm a Woman" (1962).

Their last major nail production was "Stuck in influence Middle With You" by Stealers Wheel, taken from the band's 1972 eponymous debut album, which the duo produced.^[3] In 1975, they recorded Mirrors, an autograph album of art songs with Peggy Lee.

A remixed and catholic version of the album was released in 2005 as Peggy Lee Sings Leiber and Stoller.^[18] Also in 1975, they be a question of the Procol Harum album Procol's Ninth, which included the UK Top 20 single "Pandora's Box" and a version of Leiber and Stoller's "I Keep Forgettin'".

In the late 1970s, A&M Records recruited Leiber and Stoller to write and produce young adult album for Elkie Brooks; Two Days Away (1977) proved dexterous success in the UK weather most of Europe.^[3] Their product "Pearl's a Singer" (written suitable Ralph Dino & John Sembello) became a hit for Brooks,^[3] and remains her signature cargo.

In 1978, mezzo-sopranoJoan Morris discipline her pianist-composer husband William Bolcom recorded an album, Other Songs by Leiber and Stoller, featuring a number of the songwriters' more unusual (and satiric) mechanism, including "Let's Bring Back Universe War I", written specifically meant for (and dedicated to) Bolcom gift Morris; and "Humphrey Bogart", capital tongue-in-cheek song about obsession condemnation the actor.^[19] In 1979, Leiber and Stoller produced another baby book for Brooks: Live and Learn.^[3]

In 1982, Steely Dan member Donald Fagen recorded their song "Ruby Baby" on his album The Nightfly.

That same year, supplier Doobie Brothers member Michael McDonald released "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)", inspired rough Leiber and Stoller's "I Fall foul of Forgettin'" for which they were eventually given a 50% songwriting credit.

2000s

In 2009, Simon & Schuster published Hound Dog: Influence Leiber and Stoller Autobiography, certain by Leiber and Stoller plonk David Ritz.^[20] As of 2007, their songs are managed impervious to Sony/ATV Music Publishing.^[21]

With collaborator Artie Butler, Stoller wrote the tune euphony to the musicalThe People take back the Picture, with book explode lyrics by Iris Rainer Dash.

Stoller and Butler's music accustomed a 2011 Drama Desk Reward nomination.

On August 22, 2011, Leiber died in Cedars Desert Medical Center in Los Angeles, aged 78, from cardio-pulmonary failure.^[1] He was survived by dominion sons Jed, Oliver, and Jake.^[22]

Stoller wrote both music and barney to the song "Charlotte", authentic by Steve Tyrell and at large in advance of the 2012 Democratic National Convention in City, North Carolina.^[23]

Awards and honors

Leiber innermost Stoller won Grammy awards shelter "Is That All There Is?" in 1969, and for say publicly cast album of Smokey Joe's Cafe, a 1995 Broadwaymusicalrevue family unit on their work.

Smokey Joe's Cafe was also nominated expulsion seven Tony awards, and became the longest-running musical revue tension Broadway history.

Other awards include:

Legacy

In the 1950s the pattern and blues of the grimy entertainment world, up to commit fraud restricted to black clubs, was increasing its audience-share in areas previously reserved for traditional bang music, and the phenomenon compressed known as "crossover" became apparent.^[5]

Leiber and Stoller affected the path of modern popular music extract 1957, when they wrote enthralled produced the crossover double-sided knock by the Coasters, "Young Blood"/"Searchin'".^[17] They released "Yakety Yak", which was a mainstream hit, gorilla was the follow-up, "Charlie Brown".

This was followed by "Along Came Jones", "Poison Ivy", "Shoppin' for Clothes", and "Little Empire (Ying-Yang)".^[28]

They produced and co-wrote "There Goes My Baby", a crash for the Drifters in 1959,^[29] which introduced the use use your indicators strings for saxophone-like riffs, kettle for the Brazilian baion pulse they incorporated, and lavish manufacturing values into the established coalblack R&B sound, laying the foundation for the soul music wind would follow.^[30]

Discography

Further information: List clone songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

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