Jerry Lieber, along with his long-time partner, composer Mike Stoller who together created some of the miost memorable songs in rock and roll history, has died.
You may not know him by name, but along with Stoller, they were one of the most prolific writing teams in music history. They wrote such classic hits such as Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock for Elvis Presley, Stand by Me by Ben E. King and The Coasters' Yakkety Yak. They compiled a great anthology of hits over their career that were recorded at different times for such acts as The Beatles, (including their early hit, Twist and Shout) Brenda Lee, James Brown and the Everly Brothers.
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