Vale Jerry leiber

Jerry Leiber, half of one of the most celebrated and successful songwriting teams of the 1950s and ’60s, has died of cardiopulmonary failure following a lengthy illness. He was 78.

With his partner Mike Stoller, Leiber was the author of such hits as “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Loving You,” “Yakety Yak,” “Stand by Me” and many others. Leiber wrote the lyrics, Stoller the music. The two were among the first and most successful songwriters and producers to merge rhythm and blues with pop music in the 1950s.