Jerry Leiber

Birthday: April 25, 1933 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Birth Name: Jerome Leiber

Half of the songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, Jerry Leiber wrote many hit songs with his partner Mike Stoller, including many for Elvis Presley and The Coasters. Leiber was born on April 25, 1933 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA as Jerome Leiber. He was married to Gaby Rodgers. He died on August 22, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Often I would have a start, two or four lines. [Mike Stoller] would sit at the piano and start to ja...Show more »

Often I would have a start, two or four lines. [Mike Stoller] would sit at the piano and start to jam, just playing, fooling around, and I'd throw out a line. He would accommodate the line--metrically, rhythmically. Show less «

Irving Berlin was the greatest songwriter of all time. I was in awe of him. But his music wasn't my ...Show more »

Irving Berlin was the greatest songwriter of all time. I was in awe of him. But his music wasn't my music. My music was the blues. Show less «

[on writing "Hound Dog" with Mike Stoller] I yelled, he played. The groove came together and we fini...Show more »

[on writing "Hound Dog" with Mike Stoller] I yelled, he played. The groove came together and we finished in 12 minutes flat. I work fast. We raced right back to lay the song on [Big Mama Thornton]. Show less «

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