Jerry Lieber passed away at the age of 78.
http://music.msn.com/music/article.a...5602>1=28103You 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 RockComedy songs:
Yakety Yak
Poison Ivy
Charlie Brown
Love Potion No. 9Hits 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.
