Guardian Music — Born into something approaching soul music royalty, Whitney Houston had a dazzling voice and a troubled personal lifeAt the outset of her record-breaking career, Whitney Houston did not seem like the kind of artist whose life would end prematurely in... more info

Guardian Music — Put Pomus and Shuman together with Lieber and Stoller. Add the Drifters. And you end up with a classicSave the Last Dance for Me by the Drifters was a joint enterprise by the two greatest songwriting teams of the early rock era: it was written by Pom... more info

ContactMusic — The Drifters helped make a late fans funeral even more moving by recording a special version of a beloved track to be played at the memorial British fan Rose Hansford had loved a rendition of Il Divos Mama that the Under the Boardwalk singers perform... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Paul Weller has confirmed he will release his new album 'Sonik Kicks' in 2012, and that he will play two shows at The Roundhouse in Camden in March next year.The album is slated for release on 26th March, coinciding with the two London shows leading ... more info

Mjsbigblog — A slew of Sing-Off hopefuls get together for an impromptu jam of the 1960 classic "This Magic Moment" by Ben E. King and The Drifters. Jay and the Americans had a hit with it in 1969. Video after the jump more info

Guardian Music — Songwriting duos have given pop some of its finest moments. Laura Barton looks at how they work – and what happens when they don't'We started fighting the moment we met," Mike Stoller once said of his songwriting partnership with Jerry Leiber. "We ... more info

Guardian Music — Ingenious writer of witty and irreverent lyrics set to music by Mike StollerNo one sold black culture to white kids like Jerry Leiber, whose lyrics to such songs as Hound Dog, Love Potion No 9, Yakety Yak, Stand By Me, Spanish Harlem and Jailhouse R... more info

Guardian Music — Along with songwriting partner Mike Stoller, Leiber was responsible for some of rock'n'roll's most enduring hits, including Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock and Stand By MeJerry Leiber, the lyricist behind hits such as Stand By Me and Hound Dog, has died at... more info

VH1 Blog — Rest In Peace, Jerry Leiber Jerry Leiber, one half of the songwriting team Leiber and Stoller, passed away today of heart failure. He was 78. With Mike Stoller, he wrote six top ten hits for the Coasters, three top tens for the Drifters, three #1 and... more info

Guardian Music — Formidable manager of the popular R&B group the DriftersSince a New York R&B vocal group calling themselves the Drifters performed together for the first time in 1953, more than 60 singers have passed through their ranks. For many years, the task of ... more info