Jerry Leiber
Jerry Leiber · Arts & Literature
Songwriter who with Mike Stoller shaped early rock and roll (Hound Dog, Stand By Me)
1933, Baltimore, Maryland, United States — 2011, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
Jerry Leiber is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Songwriter who with Mike Stoller shaped early rock and roll (Hound Dog, Stand By Me)
Jerry Leiber was a songwriter who, with his partner Mike Stoller, wrote many of the songs that shaped early rock and roll and rhythm and blues, including 'Hound Dog', 'Stand By Me', 'Jailhouse Rock' and 'Yakety Yak'. The duo were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was born to a Jewish family in Baltimore.
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Songwriter who with Mike Stoller shaped early rock and roll (Hound Dog, Stand By Me)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
