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(1933-2011) Lyricist. Jerry Leiber was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Los Angeles, California. He and his partner, Mike Stoller, wrote many rock ‘n’ roll hits.

Full Name

Jerry Leiber

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1933

BIRTH

Jerome Leiber was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 25, 1933.

1950

OTHER

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller worked at and were associated with the Brill Building in Manhattan, New York, during the late 1950s.

1956

LITWORK

Hound Dog


Song.

1957

LITWORK

Jailhouse Rock


Song.

1957

LITWORK

Loving You


Song.

1957

LITWORK

Young Blood


Song written with Doc Pomus.

1958

LITWORK

Yakety Yak


Song.

1959

LITWORK

Poison Ivy


Song.

1960

LITWORK

Spanish Harlem


Song written with Phil Spector.

1961

LITWORK

Stand By Me


Song written with Ben E. King.

1963

LITWORK

On Broadway


Song written with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.

2009

LITWORK

Hound Dog: The Leiber & Stoller Autobiography


Memoir written with Mike Stoller and David Ritz.

2011

DEATH

Jerry Leiber died in Los Angeles, California, on August 22, 2011.

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