Songwriter Jerry Leiber has died. He wrote together with Mike
Stoller hits as "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" for Elvis
Presley.
They wrote hits including "Love
Me", "Loving You", "Don't", "Jailhouse Rock"
and "King Creole",
Leiber died of a cardiac arrest and was 78 years old
Also Nick Ashford is deceased; He lost yesterday at the age of 70
in the final battle with throat cancer. Like Leiber Ashford was best known as
half of a duo: together with his wife Valerie Simpson, he was responsible for
hits like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "I'm Every
Woman" and "Reach Out and Touch". The former song was recorded
by, among others, Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross. "I'm Every Woman" was
sung by Chaka Khan and later by Whitney Houston.
Also under their own
names the duo had a world hit in 1984 with ' Solid ':
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