March, 1952 - Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, still in their late teens, write their first hit "Hard Times" for R&B star Charles Brown, as well as the rock classic "Kansas City". Their work as writers and producers over the next decade will result in countless hits for dozens of musical legends.
Jerry Leiber with Mike Stoller, 1952y
Mike Stoller, Elvis Presley and Jerry Leiber Looking over the sheet music
for Jailhouse Rock, June, 1957.
Elvis Presley with songwriters Leiber and Stoller looking over the sheet music for Jailhouse Rock at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in June, 1957 in Culver City, California
1. 03/1952
Hard Times by Charles Brown - 7 R&B
2. 1953
Hound Dog by Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton - 1 R&B
3. 10/1954
(Bazoom) I Need Your Lovin by The Cheers - 15 US
4. 01/1955
Bazoom (I Need Your Lovin') by The Charms - 15 R&B
5. 09/1955
Black Denim Trousers by The Cheers - 6 US
6. 11/1955
Black Denim Trousers by Vaughn Monroe - 38 US
7. 12/1955
Smokey Joe's Cafe by The Robins - 79 US, 10 R&B
8. 12/1955
I Want to Do More by Ruth Brown - 3 R&B
9. 1956
The Chicken and the Hawk (Up, Up and Away) by Joe Turner - 7 R&B
10. 03/1956
Down in Mexico by The Coasters - 8 R&B
11. 05/1956
Ruby Baby by The Drifters - 10 R&B
12. 08/1956
Hound Dog by Elvis Presley - 1 US, 1 country, 1 R&B, 2 UK
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