The legendary story of Mike Stoller's seven-decade-long music career was almost swept away into the Atlantic Ocean. Long before he became a Rock and Roll and Songwriting Hall of Famer with two songs ...

Mike Stoller was 17 when he wrote his first song. He hadn't been interested in songwriting before that, but he was playing piano around L.A. when a total stranger — Jerry Leiber, also 17 — called him ...

Legendary music creators Carole Bayer Sager and Mike Stoller will be honored as BMI Icons on May 10 in Beverly Hills. In addition to celebrating their timeless contributions to the art of songwriting, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. Ask most people the greatest songwriting duo of all time and the answer is probably ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, professor of television studies at Rowan University. We continue our R&B, rockabilly and rock 'n' roll series with lyricist Jerry Leiber and composer Mike ...

Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber wrote hit songs for Elvis, along with a whos-who of other artists including Big Mama Thornton, Ben E. King, and more. Elvis songwriter Mike Stoller looks back on his hits ...

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