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Jerry Leiber

1933-2011 (Age 78)

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15 songs with partner Stoller topped charts LOS ANGELES  Jerry Leiber, who with longtime partner Mike Stoller wrote "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock," "Yakety Yak" and other hit songs that came to define early rock-and-roll, died Monday. He was 78. He was surrounded by family when he died...

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I am so sorry for your loss. The Bible tells us at Isaiah 29:8,9 that death will be swallowed up and there will be no more tears.
Condolences, Hilda, South Carolina

"Jerry, thank-you for the wonder-filled memories and your many keen insights. It was an honor being your buddy and neighbor and I'll always treasure it. My deepest condolences to Gabby and Terry, Oliver Jed and Jake and Mike and his family." David Bradley

I always smile when I think of you, wherever I was and will be.

Great songs in the birth of rock music. Check his hits to hear his immense talent.

My heartfelt condolences to the family of Jerry Leiber, as well as to the friends who loved him. Deepest sympathies to Mike Stoller, his friend and partner for 60+ years. I have never met either of these gentlemen, but the Leiber/Stoller team was responsible for writing and/or producing so many of the recordings I grew up with, and their music is such an indelible part of life, that I feel as though I know them personally. Jerry Leiber has left behind a legacy that will outlive all of us,...

I started working for Jerry and Mike when I was 18 years old, (and Jerry was 29),when their secretary Faith offered what started out as a part-time job to me. I worked for them before and through the start-up and sale of RedBird and BlueCat records, the George Goldner days. Jerry was a genuine character, interested in so much more than the fantastic rock and roll he and Mike wrote. I have never stopped thinking of myself as the luckiest person I know to have worked in such an incredible...

Modern music as we know it would not exist without Jerry Leiber. You will be missed. Rest in Peace.