Bibliograph

Hound dog, the Leiber and Stoller autobiography, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller with David Ritz

Type

Label

Hound dog, the Leiber and Stoller autobiography, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller with David Ritz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hound dog

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

268547535

Responsibility statement

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller with David Ritz

Sub title

the Leiber and Stoller autobiography

Summary

In 1950 a couple of rhythm and blues-loving teenagers named Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller met, discovered their mutual affection for R&B, and, as Jerry and Mike put it in this autobiography, it was the beginning of an argument that has been going on for more than fifty years with no resolution in sight. They had their first success with a song called "Hard Times" that became an R&B hit in 1952. They followed it another bluesy composition, "Hound Dog, " for the inimitable Big Mama Thornton. A few years later "Hound Dog" would become a #1 hit for Elvis Presley, and Jerry and Mike became the King's favorite songwriters. They went on to write for the Coasters, the Drifters and many others. Along the way they mentored an ambitious young writer-producer named Phil Spector and influenced musician Burt Bacharach. Here they describe how two young guys created the soundtrack for a generation.--From publisher description

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