Rock Pioneer Jerry Leiber Dies

Music lovers of all ages would be hard pressed not to recognize the songs written by Leiber & Stoller. As you go through this article and see what they've written, you'll see what a fantastic team they were.

Leiber, who died Monday at 78 in Los Angeles, formed a partnership in 1950 with Mike Stoller, who survives him, that lasted the rest of his life and produced million-selling pop and R&B hits for Elvis Presley, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, James Brown and The Coasters. But the origin of that career path was mundane.

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