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"Stand By Me," Written By Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King, To Receive Towering Song Award at the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala Event
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Chris M. Slawecki
“Stand By Me,” the song written by Leiber & Stoller and Ben E. King will receive the Towering Song Award at the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) Gala Event to be held at the Marriott Marquee Hotel in New York City on Thursday, June 14, 2012, Songwriters Hall of Fame Chairman Jimmy Webb announced today. Mike Stoller will accept the award along with Ben E. King, who will also be honored with the Towering Performance Award for his performance ...
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Legendary R&B Songwriting Team Gamble & Huff on the Passing of Jerry Leiber
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Randex Communications
Leon Huff played piano on numerous Leiber & Stoller classics From Leon Huff: “Jerry Lieber was a great inspiration and was vital to the start of my songwriting career. I also had the fortunate opportunity to play piano on many Leiber & Stoller recording sessions as a musician in the early days. When I had dreams of being a producer, I met Leiber & Stoller in the Brill Building when they called me to play on 'Boy From New York ...
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Jerry Leiber (1933-2011)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Lyricist Jerry Leiber died on Monday at age 78. As I write in today's Wall Street Journal (go here), Leiber was the first major wordsmith of the rock 'n' roll era, composing hundreds of songs with writing partner Mike Stoller starting in 1952. His list of hits includes Hound Dog, Kansas City, Jailhouse Rock, Love Potion #9, Stand By Me and Peggy Lee's “Brill meets Weill" opus, Is That All There Is? What made Leiber special was a deep, passionate ...
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