Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller were an American songwriting and record-producing partnership whose work helped shape rhythm and blues and rock and roll, including “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock.”

Hound Dog: A rhythm and blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and first recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1952. Its original recording and Elvis Presley’s later version show how their songwriting traveled between performers and audiences.
The Coasters: An American rhythm and blues vocal group known for comic, narrative songs in the 1950s and 1960s. Leiber and Stoller tailored story songs and studio arrangements to the group’s distinctive delivery.
Los Angeles: A major city in Southern California and a center of American entertainment and popular music. Leiber and Stoller met and began writing songs in Los Angeles in the early 1950s.
Jerry Leiber: An American lyricist who formed a long-running songwriting and production partnership with Mike Stoller. Leiber supplied lyrics and comic storytelling central to the partnership’s catalog.
Rock and roll: A popular music genre that emerged in the United States in the 1950s from rhythm and blues, country, and other traditions. Their songs and recordings helped define the genre’s early repertoire and storytelling style.
Jailhouse Rock: A 1957 song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and recorded by Elvis Presley for the film of the same name. The song exemplifies their work integrating character, story, and rhythm into a hit recording.
Atlantic Records: An American record label founded in 1947 that became influential in rhythm and blues, soul, and rock music. The partnership’s work with Atlantic brought its songwriting and production into a major R&B recording operation.
Big Mama Thornton: An American blues singer whose 1952 recording of “Hound Dog” became a major rhythm and blues hit. Her recording first brought one of the partnership’s signature songs to prominence.
Mike Stoller: An American composer and record producer who partnered with Jerry Leiber on influential popular songs. Stoller composed music and helped translate the pair’s writing into distinctive recordings.
Rhythm and blues: A broad category of African American popular music that developed from blues, jazz, and gospel traditions. Their early writing drew on R&B forms while reaching audiences beyond the genre.

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