“Great means incredibly well crafted, easily memorable, with a universally relatable sentiment and a sense of authenticity—“from the heart” as they say. Iconic means touching a cultural nerve, standing the test of time and instantly recognizable by many people - that holds true even if it’s not widely considered… Read more...
As one half of the preeminent songwriting duo, Leiber & Stoller, Mike Stoller has garnered a legacy that most composers can only dream of. The list of credits attributed to him and his late partner, lyricist Jerry Leiber, constitutes some of the most beloved selections from the canon of American… Read more...
Smokey Joe’s Café – The Songs of Leiber and Stoller, which originally opened on Broadway in 1995 and became the longest-running musical revue, is now transporting audiences to the golden age of rock, rhythm and blues at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in Washington, D.C. Director… Read more...
Leading U.S. music rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) honored the songwriters and publishers of Latin music’s most-performed songs on U.S. radio and television at the 19th annual BMI Latin Music Awards tonight at the Encore Las Vegas. En Español International superstar Pitbull received the BMI President’s Award in… Read more...
The Songwriters Hall of Fame will bestow the prestigious Towering Song Award on timeless composition “Stand by Me” at the organization’s 43rd Annual Induction and Awards Dinner, slated for Thursday, June 14 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E.… Read more...
Last month, the world lost one of the greatest songwriting collaborators of all time — Jerry Leiber. A legendary and iconic BMI songwriter, Leiber was instrumental in shaping the sound and subject matter of rock & roll and early rhythm & blues. The songs Jerry Leiber wrote with his longtime… Read more...
With partner Mike Stoller, Mr. Leiber crafted the songs that ushered in the era of rock and roll. The pair wrote “Hound Dog” for Big Mama Thornton, and Elvis Presley was paying attention. Elvis recorded the tune, and as his career ignited, Leiber and Stoller continued to help create the… Read more...
BMI songwriting giants Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil will receive the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award, presented by the Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHoF) during the organization’s 42nd annual ceremony on Thursday, June 16 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Through their lives as professional songwriters and the… Read more...
The California Copyright Conference (CCC) will kick off its 2009/2010 season by hosting an in-depth discussion with iconic songwriting team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller on Tuesday, September 15 at the Courtyard by the Marriott (15433 Ventura Blvd) in Sherman Oaks, California. David Ritz, co-author of the Leiber and Stoller… Read more...
Ellie Greenwich, the pen behind several of pop music’s most enduring standards, died on Wednesday in New York City. She was 68. A veteran of the legendary Brill Building in Manhattan, Greenwich co-wrote 60s nuggets including “Da Doo Ron Ron,” “Baby I Love You,” “Hanky Panky,” “Then He Kissed Me,”… Read more...
