Jerry Leiber, half of one of the most celebrated and successful songwriting teams of the 1950s and '60s, has died of cardio-pulmonary failure following a lengthy illness. He was 78. With his ...

Elton John said Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" was one of the two records that completely changed his life. The other was by another 1950s rock 'n' roll singer.

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Influential lyricist and producer Jerry Leiber, who penned such indelible rock 'n' roll standards as "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock," "Stand by Me," "Spanish Harlem" and "Love Potion No. 9 ...

The three-and-a-half-minute, commercially released version of “Vegas,” a portion of which is heard during the first half-hour of the film, interpolates the 1950s classic “Hound Dog ...

Jerry Leiber, half of one of the most celebrated and successful songwriting teams of the 1950s and '60s, has died of cardio-pulmonary failure following a lengthy illness. He was 78.

Influential lyricist and producer Jerry Leiber, who penned such indelible rock 'n' roll standards as "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock," "Stand by Me," "Spanish Harlem" and "Love Potion No. 9 ...