{"product_id":"hound-dog-the-leiber-stoller-autobiography-9781416559399","title":"Hound Dog: The Leiber \u0026 Stoller Autobiography","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe hitmakers behind Elvis Presley's \"Hound Dog\" and \"Jailhouse Rock\" recount their rise to songwriting stardom while authoring the classic American R\u0026amp;B sound of countless chart-topping singles.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1950 a couple of rhythm and blues-loving teenagers named Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller met for the first time. They discovered their mutual affection for R\u0026amp;B and, as Jerry and Mike put it in this fascinating autobiography, began an argument that has been going on for over fifty years with no resolution in sight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeiber and Stoller were still in their teens when they started working with some of the pioneers of rock and roll, writing such hits as \"Hound Dog,\" which eventually became a #1 record for Elvis Presley. Jerry and Mike became the King's favorite songwriters, giving him \"Jailhouse Rock\" and other #1 songs. Their string of hits with the Coasters, including \"Yakety Yak,\" \"Poison Ivy,\" and \"Charlie Brown,\" is a part of rock 'n' roll history. They founded their own music label and introduced novel instrumentation into their hits for the Drifters and Ben E. King, including \"On Broadway\" and \"Stand by Me.\" They worked with everyone from Phil Spector to Burt Bacharach and Peggy Lee. Their smash musical \u003ci\u003eSmokey Joe's Café \u003c\/i\u003ebecame the longest-running musical revue in Broadway history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLively, colorful, and irreverent, \u003ci\u003eHound Dog \u003c\/i\u003edescribes how two youngsters with an insatiable love of good old American R\u0026amp;B created the soundtrack for a generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416559399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.28w x 0.81d","brand":"Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917135712437,"sku":"9781416559399","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7cee5fb5-2f9c-471a-9de3-9bbe23b80d12.jpg?v=1687278373","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hound-dog-the-leiber-stoller-autobiography-9781416559399","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}