Jerry Leiber, who with partner Mike Stoller, was among the most influential of rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll songwriters, died yesterday at age 78.
Among his hits:
Hound Dog
Stand By Me
Love Potion Number 9
There Goes My Baby
Poison Ivy
Charlie Brown
Yakety Yak
Ruby Baby
Jailhouse Rock
On Broadway
Spanish Harlem
Dance With Me
Ever since I heard the news this morning, I can't get my favorite song of theirs, Smokey Joe's Cafe, out of my head.
You can see Leiber & Stoller's fingerprints all over Phil Spector's work, IMO. I'd forgotten Smoky Joe's Cafe, MC, thanks for bringing it back to mind.
__________________ "One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision." Bertrand Russell, The Triumph of Stupidity
I'd forgotten Smoky Joe's Cafe, MC, thanks for bringing it back to mind.
I think it got a boost (good grief, was it 20 years ago?) from this. I always liked this scene because to me, this is one song that it's impossible to listen to and be still. You just have to move with the rhythm.
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