{"product_id":"hound-dog-the-leiber-stoller-autobiography-paperback","title":"Hound Dog: The Leiber \u0026 Stoller Autobiography - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerry Leiber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMike Stoller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Ritz\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hitmakers behind Elvis Presley's \"Hound Dog\" and \"Jailhouse Rock\" recount their rise to songwriting stardom while authoring the classic American R\u0026amp;B sound of countless chart-topping singles.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1950 a couple of rhythm and blues-loving teenagers named Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller met for the first time. They discovered their mutual affection for R\u0026amp;B and, as Jerry and Mike put it in this fascinating autobiography, began an argument that has been going on for over fifty years with no resolution in sight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeiber and Stoller were still in their teens when they started working with some of the pioneers of rock and roll, writing such hits as \"Hound Dog,\" which eventually became a #1 record for Elvis Presley. Jerry and Mike became the King's favorite songwriters, giving him \"Jailhouse Rock\" and other #1 songs. Their string of hits with the Coasters, including \"Yakety Yak,\" \"Poison Ivy,\" and \"Charlie Brown,\" is a part of rock 'n' roll history. They founded their own music label and introduced novel instrumentation into their hits for the Drifters and Ben E. King, including \"On Broadway\" and \"Stand by Me.\" They worked with everyone from Phil Spector to Burt Bacharach and Peggy Lee. Their smash musical \u003ci\u003eSmokey Joe's Café \u003c\/i\u003ebecame the longest-running musical revue in Broadway history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLively, colorful, and irreverent, \u003ci\u003eHound Dog \u003c\/i\u003edescribes how two youngsters with an insatiable love of good old American R\u0026amp;B created the soundtrack for a generation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerry Leiber was born in Baltimore, Maryland on April 25, 1933, and Mike Stoller was born in Queens, New York, on March 13, 1933. They first met in Los Angeles in 1950, moved to New York in 1957 and returned to L.A. in 1989, where they both still reside. They were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Ritz is a songwriter who has collaborated with stars like Janet Jackson and Marvin Gaye, as well as a renowned ghostwriter who has authored more than fifty books for some of the biggest stars in music: Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Lenny Kravitz, Joe Perry, Smokey Robinson, Don Rickles, and Willie Nelson, to name a few. His articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArt Connoisseur\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives in Los Angeles with Roberta, his wife of nearly fifty years.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.24 x 6.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44547233087590,"sku":"9781416559399","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/U3NYbmthd2U3L2tSeC8vK1ZySVlNQT09.webp?v=1770814239","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/hound-dog-the-leiber-stoller-autobiography-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}