Leiber and Stoller met in LA when Leiber still was in high school. They went on to write and produce songs for artists like Elvis Presley, The Drifters and Ben E. King. Originally broadcast in 1991.

The elder of the two songwriters who died on Monday, August 22, 2011, after providing the world with some of the greatest hits of the 20th century was Jerry Leiber, one-half of the iconic writing duo, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Smokey Joes Café premiered on Broadway on March 2, 1995 at the Virginia Theatre ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, professor of television studies at Rowan University. We continue our R&B, rockabilly and rock 'n' roll series with lyricist Jerry Leiber and composer Mike ...