Jerry Leiber Dies at 78: 5 Songs to Remember the Music Legend

The songwriting team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller provided America with a vivid sonic palette throughout the 1950s and ’60s. A pair of Jewish men who shared a love of R&B, Leiber (the lyricist) and Stoller (the composer) joined forces in 1950 and penned hundreds of songs, including massive hits by the Robins, Elvis

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Jerry Leiber Dies at 78: 5 Songs to Remember the Music Legend

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