Hound Dog: The Leiber & Stoller Autobiography

ISBN: 1416559388

Author: Leiber, Jerry

Condition: Used

A dual portrait of the music team that shaped rock-and-roll music in the 1950s and 1960s describes their humble origins, their relationships with such performers as Elvis Presley and the Coasters, and their record-setting collaborative achievements.

• ?I knew all about Leiber and Stoller. They were those bad white boys who wrote the blackest songs this side of the Mississippi. I loved what they did.?RAY CHARLES | ?erry and Mike were brilliant; they were the poets, producers, and visionaries who took the business into a whole new dimension.?JERY WEXLER | ?s a songwriter, I was deeply influenced & inspired by Leiber and Stoller. They showed me what musical creativity is all about.?SMOKEY ROBINSON | ? studied the masters and, believe me, when it came to turning out songs & making records, Leiber and Stoller are the founding fathers.?ISAAC HAYES | ? fashioned myself as something of a writer and producer - that is, until I witnessed Jerry and Mike at work. They redefined the art.?AHMET ERTEGUN