"married to Bell from 1961 to 1973. In 1955, they made their first recordings for the Teen Records label, including a cover version of Leiber and Stoller's ""Hound Dog"" (first recorded by Big Mama Thornton). When performing the song in Las Vegas, they were seen by Elvis Presley, who was impressed and decided to record the song himself. The group was signed to Mercury in 1956, and were also spotted by film producer Sam Katzman. He offered them a part in ""Rock Around the Clock"", the first rock and roll movie, starring Bill Haley. The first single for their new"
"Jailhouse Rock (film) Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, and Mickey Shaughnessy. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and dramatized by Guy Trosper from a story written by Nedrick Young, the film is about a young man sentenced to prison for manslaughter who is mentored in music by his prison cellmate who realizes his musical abilities. After his release from jail, while looking for a job as a club singer, the young man meets a musical promoter who helps him launch his career. As he develops his musical abilities"
"to finish the journey to New York aboard another ship, the ""Cape Ann"". After their rescue, Leiber greeted Stoller at the dock with the news that ""Hound Dog"" had become a hit for Elvis Presley. Stoller's reply was, ""Elvis who?"" They would go on to write more hits for Presley, including the title songs for three of his movies—""Loving You"", ""Jailhouse Rock"", and ""King Creole""—as well as the rock and roll Christmas song, ""Santa Claus Is Back in Town"", for Presley's first Christmas album. In the beginning of the 1960s, they started Daisy Records and recorded Bob Moore and The"
"his self-titled second album, and his version made the British singles chart in 1961. The song's narrator addresses the object of their affection, and points out all the ways that the addressee is square, how they're out of touch with modern trends in music and romance. Then the narrator tells the subject of the song that they love them in spite of, and maybe because of this. (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care ""(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care"" is a song written in 1957 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for the film ""Jailhouse Rock"" starring singer"
"on 14 reviews, with a rating average of 6.9 out of 10. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Jailhouse Rock (film) Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, and Mickey Shaughnessy. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and dramatized by Guy Trosper from a story written by Nedrick Young, the film is about a young man sentenced to prison for manslaughter who is mentored in music by his prison cellmate who realizes his musical abilities. After his release from jail, while looking for a job"
"York Daily Record reporter Lauri Lebo (author of ""The Devil in Dover""), who blogs about independent music releases at the American Fallout label. Jefferson Pepper Jefferson Pepper (born Jeffrey T. Lebo, on February 25, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist and social/environmental activist. He lives in the small town of York Haven, Pennsylvania, outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Pepper's music is a mix of Americana, roots-rock, folk, punk rock, bluegrass and alternative country (alt country). He is known for his use of narrative in songs about working-class Americans, social issues and for his political protest songs. His songs"
"rhythms, and wisecracking lyrics."" She signed a recording contract with Peacock Records in 1951 and performed at the Apollo Theater in 1952. Also in 1952, she recorded ""Hound Dog"" while working with another Peacock artist, Johnny Otis. The songwriters, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, were present at the recording, with Leiber demonstrating the song in the vocal style they had envisioned. The record was produced by Leiber and Stoller. Otis played drums after the original drummer was unable to play an adequate part. It was the first recording produced by Leiber and Stoller. The record went to number one on"
"The Dogs The Dogs were a 1990s hip-hop group consisting of Disco Rick, Keith Bell, Labrant Dennis, and Fergus ""Cracked Up"" Smith, best known for ""Crack Rock,"" their hit single with the chant ""Yo' Mama's on Crack Rock!"" The group released three studio albums ""The Dogs"" in 1990, ""Beware of The Dogs"" in 1991 and ""K-9 Bass"" in 1992. The group officially disbanded in 1996 when Labrant Dennis was arrested for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Timwanika Lumpkins, and her lover Marlin Barnes, a linebacker for the University of Miami football team. Dennis was convicted of the double-murders in 1998,"
"Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008) was an American country music singer, guitarist, and songwriter, as well as an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included ""Guitar Man"", ""U.S. Male"", ""A Thing Called Love"", ""Alabama Wild Man"", ""Amos Moses"", ""When You're Hot, You're Hot"" (which garnered a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male), ""Ko-Ko Joe"", ""Lord, Mr. Ford"", ""East Bound and Down"" (the theme song for the 1977 blockbuster ""Smokey and the Bandit"", in which Reed co-starred), ""The Bird"", and ""She Got the Goldmine (I Got"
"Billy Goldenberg William Leon Goldenberg (born February 10, 1936, Brooklyn) is an American composer and songwriter, best-known for his work on television and film. Among his most noteworthy were his collaborations with Steven Spielberg on his telefilms (in particular, ""Night Gallery"" in 1969, and ""Duel"" in 1971) and his seven-episode contribution toward the ""NBC Mystery Movie"" detective series ""Columbo"". He composed the themes for several popular television programs, including ""Kojak"", ""Alias Smith and Jones"", ""Banacek"", ""Rhoda"" and ""Our House"". He composed the scores to countless films and TV movies including ""Fear No Evil"" (1969), ""Ritual of Evil"" (1970), ""The Grasshopper"""
"song in 1957. ""Jailhouse Rock"" was performed regularly in a medley along with many old rock and roll hits by Queen as early as 1970 and was the opening song on Queen's 1979 Crazy Tour and the 1980 North American tour for ""The Game"". It is the last song in the motion picture ""The Blues Brothers"". The song is featured in the 1995 film ""Casper"" and the 2006 animated television film ""Leroy & Stitch"". ""American Idol"" Season 5 contestant Taylor Hicks performed it on May 9, 2006, and Season 7 contestant Danny Noriega performed it on February 20, 2008. In"
"and sentenced to death in 1999. Dennis remains on death row. The Dogs The Dogs were a 1990s hip-hop group consisting of Disco Rick, Keith Bell, Labrant Dennis, and Fergus ""Cracked Up"" Smith, best known for ""Crack Rock,"" their hit single with the chant ""Yo' Mama's on Crack Rock!"" The group released three studio albums ""The Dogs"" in 1990, ""Beware of The Dogs"" in 1991 and ""K-9 Bass"" in 1992. The group officially disbanded in 1996 when Labrant Dennis was arrested for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Timwanika Lumpkins, and her lover Marlin Barnes, a linebacker for the University of"
"Riot in Cell Block Number 9 ""Riot in Cell Block #9"" is a classic and pervasive R&B song composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in 1954. The song was first recorded by The Robins the same year.. In this song, a man is serving his sentence in federal prison for armed robbery. At 4:00 AM on July 2, 1953, he wakes up to a rather alarming disturbance: a jail riot. It started in cell block #4 and continued through the prison hall from cell to cell. The jailhouse warden, armed with a Thompson Sub machine gun, threatens to electrocute"
"one of the Ten Greatest Love Songs of Country Music. Billy Edd Wheeler Billy Edward ""Edd"" Wheeler (born December 9, 1932, Boone County, West Virginia) is an American songwriter, performer, writer, and visual artist. His songs include ""Jackson"" (Grammy award winner for Johnny Cash and June Carter) ""The Reverend Mr. Black"", ""Desert Pete"", ""Ann"", ""High Flyin' Bird"", ""The Coming of the Roads"", ""It’s Midnight"", ""Ode to the Little Brown Shack Out Back"", ""Coal Tattoo"", ""Winter Sky"", and ""Coward of the County"" (which inspired a 1981 television movie of the same name) and have been performed by over 160 artists including"
"Source: Big Mama Thornton Willie Mae Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) better known as Big Mama Thornton, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter. She was the first to record Leiber and Stoller's ""Hound Dog"", in 1952, which became her biggest hit, staying seven weeks at number one on the ""Billboard"" R&B chart in 1953 and selling almost two million copies. Thornton's other recordings included the original version of ""Ball 'n' Chain"", which she wrote. Thornton's performances were characterized by her deep, powerful voice and strong sense of self. She was given her nickname, ""Big Mama,"" by"
"thirty-eight different residences in his life. Mr. Herman reportedly listed his West Hollywood condominium apartment for sale early in 2013. Herman was diagnosed HIV-positive in 1985. Herman's memoir, ""Showtune"", was published in 1996. Herman resides in Miami Beach, Florida. Source: Playbill Source: TCM Source: Playbill Jerry Herman Jerry Herman (born July 10, 1931) is an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway musical theater. He composed the scores for the hit Broadway musicals ""Hello, Dolly!"", ""Mame"", and ""La Cage aux Folles"". He has been nominated for the Tony Award five times, and won twice, for ""Hello, Dolly!"""
"Rupert Holmes Rupert Holmes (born David Goldstein on February 24, 1947) is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, musician, dramatist and author. He is widely known for the hit singles ""Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"" (1979) and ""Him"" (1980). He is also known for his musicals ""Drood"", which earned him two Tony Awards, and ""Curtains"", and for his television series ""Remember WENN"". Holmes was born David Goldstein in Northwich, Cheshire, England. His father, Leonard Eliot Goldstein, was a United States Army warrant officer and bandleader. His mother, Gwendolen Mary (""nee"" Pynn), was English, and both were musical. Holmes has dual British and"
"Bernie Lowe Bernie Lowe (born Bernard Lowenthal, November 22, 1917 – September 1, 1993) was an American songwriter / record producer / arranger / pianist and bandleader. Born in Philadelphia, Lowe started Teen Records and in 1955 was working with Freddie Bell and the Bellboys. He asked Freddie Bell to rewrite the lyrics of ""Hound Dog"" to appeal to a broader radio audience. Teen Records and the group had a regional hit with this version of the song, which was one of four songs the group did with Lowe. It was this same version that Elvis Presley heard in Las"
"Billy Edd Wheeler Billy Edward ""Edd"" Wheeler (born December 9, 1932, Boone County, West Virginia) is an American songwriter, performer, writer, and visual artist. His songs include ""Jackson"" (Grammy award winner for Johnny Cash and June Carter) ""The Reverend Mr. Black"", ""Desert Pete"", ""Ann"", ""High Flyin' Bird"", ""The Coming of the Roads"", ""It’s Midnight"", ""Ode to the Little Brown Shack Out Back"", ""Coal Tattoo"", ""Winter Sky"", and ""Coward of the County"" (which inspired a 1981 television movie of the same name) and have been performed by over 160 artists including Judy Collins, Jefferson Airplane, Bobby Darin, The Kingston Trio, Neil"
"on the youtube video pages for each song) Byrd wrote ""The Light"" with Billy Morrison from The Cult and LA band Camp Freddy, and has worked with Jed Leiber on several projects. He has also written several songs with Leiber who won a Grammy with Jeff Beck for Frankie's House and is the son of the late Jerry Leiber of the songwriting team Leiber and Stoller. Byrd and Leiber opened together for Hall and Oates and Stevie Wonder in L.A. Byrd was managed for several years by Phil Ehart (founding member and drummer for the band Kansas). Byrd was named"
"of 1950s rhythm and blues and rock and roll's most finely-honed satire in their work with the Coasters, as well as penning ""Hound Dog"" for Willie Mae Thornton and providing Elvis with some of his biggest hits, including ""Jailhouse Rock"" and ""Don't."" Elvis had asked the pair to come up with another Christmas song during sessions for the album; within a few minutes, they had the song written and ready for recording. Originally titled ""Christmas Blues"", this slyly risqué number is given a full-throated treatment by Elvis who, aided by the gritty ensemble playing from his band, was determined to"
"writers contracted to Hill and Range, the publishing company jointly owned by Presley and Colonel Tom Parker: Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Claude Demetrius, Aaron Schroeder, Sid Tepper, and Roy C. Bennett. Conspicuous in their relatively limited contribution were Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who had come to an impasse with the Colonel during the making of the previous movie, ""Jailhouse Rock"" (1957), in which they had practically dominated the musical proceedings. Furious over mere songwriters having such easy access to Presley without going through Parker's ""proper channels,"" the Colonel closed off their avenue to his prize client, especially since the"
"lifetime achievement award for his composition in ""The Wild Bunch"" which celebrated its 40th anniversary. It was received by his daughter Claudia Fielding. Bibliography Jerry Fielding Joshua Itzhak Feldman (June 17, 1922 – February 17, 1980), known professionally as Jerry Fielding, was an American jazz musician, arranger, band leader, and film composer who emerged in the 1960s after a decade on the blacklist to create boldly diverse and evocative Oscar-nominated scores, primarily for gritty, often brutally savage, films in western and crime action genres, including the Sam Peckinpah movies ""The Wild Bunch"" (1969) and ""Straw Dogs"" (1971). Jerry Fielding was"
"Along Came Jones (song) ""Along Came Jones"" is a comedic song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by the Coasters, but covered by many other groups and individuals. Told from the perspective of a person watching television, the song tells of the interaction between a gunslinger (""Jones""), a bandit (""Salty Sam"") and a ranch owner (""Sweet Sue"") on an unnamed television show. The TV shows feature various ""damsel in distress"" scenarios, whereby Sam abducts Sue and places her in peril, intending to force her to give him the deed to her ranch or face a gruesome"
"Mickey Lee Lane Mickey Lee Lane (born Mickey Lee Schreiber; February 2, 1941, Rochester, New York – March 18, 2011) was an American songwriter and arranger. Lane got a job in the Brill Building as a songwriter in the 1950s, working with Neil Sedaka as a touring pianist and Bill Haley as a songwriter. In addition, he released some singles on Brunswick Records and Swan Records in the 1950s and 1960s; one of them, ""Shaggy Dog"", became a hit and peaked at #38 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. His tune ""Hey Sah-Lo-Ney"" was covered by British group The Action and"
"Jerry Fielding Joshua Itzhak Feldman (June 17, 1922 – February 17, 1980), known professionally as Jerry Fielding, was an American jazz musician, arranger, band leader, and film composer who emerged in the 1960s after a decade on the blacklist to create boldly diverse and evocative Oscar-nominated scores, primarily for gritty, often brutally savage, films in western and crime action genres, including the Sam Peckinpah movies ""The Wild Bunch"" (1969) and ""Straw Dogs"" (1971). Jerry Fielding was born as Joshua Itzhak Feldman in Pittsburgh, to Hiram Harris Feldman and Esther Feldman, both American Jews. After trying the trombone, he took up"
"include others' collections or albums released without Holmes's participation: Holmes also wrote and co-produced, and was a keyboardist on, the songs on the disco album ""Shobizz"", released in 1979 by Capitol Records. He also featured as a vocalist on the 1983 album ""Lake Freeze - The Raccoons Songtrack"" by The Raccoons. Rupert Holmes Rupert Holmes (born David Goldstein on February 24, 1947) is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, musician, dramatist and author. He is widely known for the hit singles ""Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"" (1979) and ""Him"" (1980). He is also known for his musicals ""Drood"", which earned him two"
"Big Mama Thornton Willie Mae Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) better known as Big Mama Thornton, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter. She was the first to record Leiber and Stoller's ""Hound Dog"", in 1952, which became her biggest hit, staying seven weeks at number one on the ""Billboard"" R&B chart in 1953 and selling almost two million copies. Thornton's other recordings included the original version of ""Ball 'n' Chain"", which she wrote. Thornton's performances were characterized by her deep, powerful voice and strong sense of self. She was given her nickname, ""Big Mama,"" by Frank"
"wound to the head. He was residing at his brother's home in the town of Gonzales, California. His burial in Salinas, California, was paid for by Johnny Cash. Glen Sherley Glen Milborn Sherley (March 9, 1936 − May 11, 1978) was an American criminal who became a country singer-songwriter after his song ""Greystone Chapel"" was made famous by Johnny Cash in 1968. Sherley wrote the song while in prison and it was performed by Cash at his Folsom Prison performance, later released as the album ""At Folsom Prison"". Sherley was on the front row, unaware that his song was to"
"Dog fast food restaurant in Hollywood, California, c. 1965. He co-wrote and produced the nonsense doo-wop record ""Shombalor"" by Sheriff and the Ravels for Vee-Jay records in 1958. He has a listing in the current ""Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2008"" with ""Trade Winds, Trade Winds"", appearing in November 1961. The song peaked at #101 in ""Billboard"" on the ""Bubbling Under the Hot 100"" charts, and it remained on the chart for four weeks. According to an interview with Aleong on YouTube (""Part 1 of Twyman Creative Insider Interview with Aki Aleong"") the song was Number 1 in Los Angeles"
"singer, playing in various bands including that of Ernie Ventura. In 1952 he formed his own group, the Bellboys, with Jack Kane (saxophone), Frankie Brent (bass / guitar), Russ Conti (piano), Chick Keeney (drums), and Jerry Mayo (trumpet). They were one of the first white groups to play the R&B hits of the day, and honed their act in the Midwest before landing a booking at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In 1955, the group made their first recordings for the Teen Records label, including a cover version of Leiber and Stoller's ""Hound Dog"" (first recorded by"
"1952, while in Houston, Texas, Otis auditioned the singer Willie Mae ""Big Mama"" Thornton. He produced, co-wrote, and played drums on her 1953 recording of ""Hound Dog"" (the first recording of the song); he and his band also provided the backup ""howling"" vocals. The song was co-written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Otis had a legal dispute with the songwriting duo over the credits after he learned that Leiber and Stoller had revised the contractual agreement before the singer Elvis Presley recorded a new version of the song, which quickly became a number 1 hit. Claiming Leiber and Stoller"
"Scratches"", in 2010. Larry Weiss Laurence D. ""Larry"" Weiss (born March 25, 1941) is an American songwriter and musician. He wrote ""Rhinestone Cowboy"", a US no.1 hit for Glen Campbell in 1975; and co-wrote ""Bend Me, Shape Me"", ""Hi Ho Silver Lining"" and several other international hits. Weiss was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Queens, New York. He started writing songs in his teens, and continued to do so while working in his family's textile sales business, before working as a freelance songwriter for Wes Farrell. His first break came in 1963 when Nat ""King"" Cole"