Leiber & Stoller

LEIBER & STOLLER. American Grammy award-winning songwriting and record production duo consisting of lyricist JERRY LEIBER d2011 and composer MIKE STOLLER. They wrote numerous standards for Broadway. They found success as the writers of hit songs including ; "Hound Dog" (1952) and "Kansas City" (1952). Later in the 1950s, particularly through their work with the Coasters, they created a string of ground-breaking hits including ; "Young Blood" (1957) / "Searchin'" (1957) and "Yakety Yak" (1958). They wrote hits for Elvis Presley including ; "Love Me" (1956) / "Jailhouse Rock" (1957) / "Loving You" / "Don't" and "King Creole". In 1964 they launched Red Bird Records with George Goldner and focused on the "girl group" sound. In all, they wrote or co-wrote over 70 chart hits. They were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987