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Jerry Leiber

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Jerry Leiber · Arts & Literature

What

Songwriter who with Mike Stoller shaped early rock and roll (Hound Dog, Stand By Me)

When

1933, Baltimore, Maryland, United States — 2011, Los Angeles, California, United States

Where

United States

Biography

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)

How & why

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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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Songwriter who with Mike Stoller shaped early rock and roll (Hound Dog, Stand By Me)

1933

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music