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

The Telegraph — Hound Dog, a hit for Elvis Presley, was co-written by Jerry Leiber, who has died at the age of 78. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mike Stoller, Elvis Presely, and Jerry Leiber Songwriter and record producer Jerry Leiber, who penned hits for Elvis Presley, Ben E. King and the Coasters, died in a Los Angeles hospital Monday. He was 78. Leiber paired with Mike Stoller... more info

CNN Showbiz — Songwriter and record producer Jerry Leiber, who penned hits for Elvis Presley, Ben E. King and the Coasters, died in a Los Angeles hospital Monday. He was 78. 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

Gigwise — He wrote 'Hound Dog'... more info

Topix — Jerry Leiber , who with his piano-playing partner Mike Stoller wrote more great rock 'n' roll songs than anyone else ever, died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles . 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

KEXP Seattle — Jerry Leiber of songwriting team Leiber and Stoller, who together wrote many rock ‘n’ roll hits of the 50′s and 60′s, died today at 78. Leiber and Stoller penned hits by Elvis Presley, Peggy Lee, The Coasters, The Clovers, and many others, in... more info

USA Today Music — Jerry Leiber, who composed hits for Elvis Presley and dozens of early rock artists, died Monday. more info