Jerry Leiber(1933-2011)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Half of the songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, Jerry Leiber wrote many hit songs with his partner Mike Stoller, including many for Elvis Presley and The Coasters. Leiber was born on April 25, 1933 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA as Jerome Leiber. He was married to Gaby Rodgers. He died on August 22, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 5 nominations
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Composer
Music Department
Soundtrack
- Official sites
- Alternative name
- Leiber & Stoller
- Born
- Died
- August 22, 2011
- Los Angeles, California, USA(cardiopulmonary failure)
- SpousesGaby Rodgers? - August 22, 2011 (his death)
- Children
- Other worksStage: Wrote (w/Mike Stoller music featured in "Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller", produced on Broadway.
- Publicity listings
- TriviaWith Mike Stoller, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame under the category Non-Performer (1987).
- QuotesIrving Berlin was the greatest songwriter of all time. I was in awe of him. But his music wasn't my music. My music was the blues.
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