Jerry Lieber passed away at the age of 78. http://music.msn.com/music/article.a...5602&gt1=28103

You may not recognize his name, but if you're of a certain age I'll bet you'll recognize the songs he wrote with his partner Mike Stoller:

Elvis Presley songs:
Hound Dog
Jailhouse Rock

Comedy songs:
Yakety Yak
Poison Ivy
Charlie Brown
Love Potion No. 9

Hits for a variety of artists:

There Goes My Baby
Kansas City
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Ruby Baby
Stand By Me
Searchin'
Young Blood
Is That All There Is?
I'm a Woman
I, Who Have Nothing
On Broadway
Spanish Harlem

I had no idea that one source had written all these until I happened across the DVD of Smokey Joe's Cafe, a Broadway revue of their music. Highly recommended.

RIP Jerry. Thanks for the music.

Last edited by natman; 08/23/11.