FILE – In this July 23, 1992 file photo, songwriter Jerry Leiber poses in the Russian Tea Room in New York. Leiber, who wrote lyrics for such hits as “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock,” died Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. He was 78. Often working with Mike Stolle, Leiber was born in Baltimore and penned such iconic tracks as “Stand By Me” and “Jailhouse Rock.” The partners met in high school and started writing together soon after. “He was my friend, my buddy, my writing partner for 61 years,” Stoller s
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Jerry Leiber death at 78
