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The duo are responsible for scores of hit 50s doo-wop and R&B songs. Had their first hits with Los Angeles band <a href="/music/563/000038449/">The Coasters</a>, including "Searchin'", "Yakety Yak", "Charlie Brown", before moving to New York City in 1957 to write songs for <a href="/people/363/000024291/">Elvis Presley</a> at the <a href="/group/191/000111855/">Brill Building</a> pop music stockhouse. Elvis would record some 20 Leiber and Stoller songs, including "Love Me Tender" "Jailhouse Rock", and "Hound Dog" (originally written for Big Momma Thornton in 1953). Other hits included "On Broadway", "Stand By Me", and "Love Potion No. 9".<p><b>Wife:</b> Gabrielle Rosenberg ("Gaby Rodgers", div., three sons)<br><b>Son:</b> Jed<br><b>Son:</b> Oliver<br><b>Son:</b> Jake<br><p> University: <a href="/edu/717/000079480/">Los Angeles City College</a><br><p> <a href="/group/191/000111855/">Brill Building</a> <br> <a href="/org/291/000173769/">Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/684/000167183/">Obama for America</a> <br> <a href="/honors/085/000044950/">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> 1987<br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> as Leiber & Stoller, 7083 Hollywood Blvd.<br> <a href="/lists/937/000043808/">Polish Ancestry</a> <br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/347/000250594/">The Queen (17-Jun-1968)</a> · Himself<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=112080"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=112080">Jerry Leiber</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=112080" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>