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Eunice Today, December 31, 2011
...decades before diet and exercise became a national obsession. His workout show was a TV staple (‘50s-‘70s). Jerry Leiber, 78, songwriter who with longtime partner Mike Stoller wrote “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Yakity Yak,” and other...
Noozhawk.com, December 28, 2011
...be a modern-day classic, but she never overcame her demons to live up to her full potential. » Jerry Leiber co-wrote numerous classic songs with Mike Stoller, including “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock” (both hits for Elvis Presley), “Yakety...
BackStage.com, December 28, 2011
...London's Royal Shakespeare Company and Old Vic, working with then-rising stars Peter O'Toole and Judi Dench Jerry Leiber, 78, lyricist who worked with Mike Stoller to create such hits as Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" the 1995 Broadway musical "Smokey Joe's...
MENAFN, December 26, 2011
...and lead singer of the Coasters, his doo-wop hits in the 1950s included "Yakety Yak" and "Charlie Brown." Jerry Leiber, 78. He wrote the lyrics to "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" for a newly gyrating Elvis Presley. John Barry, 77. The composer won five...
Dowagiac Daily News, December 15, 2011
...Tommy” director Ken Russell, REM, Geraldine Ferraro, Michael Sarrazin, Andrew “Lonely Boy” Gold, Sidney Lumet, Cliff Robertson, songwriter Jerry Leiber, Joe Frazier, James Arness, Patrice O’Neal, Tom Wicker, cartoonist Bil Keane, Andy Rooney, Al...
Wall Street Journal Online, November 22, 2011
Music Week, August 30, 2011
...BMI president and CEO Del Bryant pays tribute to Jerry Leiber, who died last week. Last week, the world lost one of the greatest songwriting collaborators of all time—Jerry Leiber. A legendary and iconic BMI songwriter, Leiber was instrumental in...
News of Delaware County, December 15, 2011
...The original version of the following feature appeared in the Press Newspapers over 10 years ago. Each year since it has been updated, re-edited, and at least one new portion has been added. Like the television broadcasts of It’s A Wonderful Life and...
Dowagiac Daily News, December 15, 2011
...Tommy” director Ken Russell, REM, Geraldine Ferraro, Michael Sarrazin, Andrew “Lonely Boy” Gold, Sidney Lumet, Cliff Robertson, songwriter Jerry Leiber, Joe Frazier, James Arness, Patrice O’Neal, Tom Wicker, cartoonist Bil Keane, Andy Rooney, Al...
Daily Maverick, December 14, 2011
...rights struggle veteran Fred Shuttlesworth, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, the father of e-books Michael Stern Hart, song writer Jerry Leiber, painter Lucian Freud, uncompromising Russian civil rights campaigner (and Andrei Sakharovs wife)...
Toledo Free Press, December 13, 2011
...chiefly a songwriter. As a result, his work relies on contributions from now-legendary writers such as Little Richard, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Jesse Stone and Carl Perkins. This is evident from the beginning of “Elvis Presley,” which kicks off...
Yahoo! Music, December 12, 2011
...Boy," "Thank You For Being A Friend" Jerry Ragavoy, 80, July 13, "Time Is On My Side" Jerry Leiber, 78, August 22, "Hound Dog," "Stand By Me" George Green, 59, August 28, co-writer of "Hurts So Good," "Crumblin' Down" Lee Pockriss , 87, November 14,...
Examiner.com, December 9, 2011
...of the Leiber & Stoller Music Scholarship, when he recounted his last words with his father's partner Jerry Leiber, who died last August on the same day as Ashford. But Stoller also drew laughter in presenting the Leiber & Stoller scholarships to Carlos...
Billboard, December 9, 2011
...launched the band Kansas in the '70s. Kirshner died Jan. 17 in Boca Raton, Fla. He was 76. Jerry Leiber (b. 1933) Songwriter/producer Perhaps rock'n'roll's first Shakespeare, lyricist Jerry Leiber took everyday expressions and turned them into rock...
