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 ...

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 ...

Songwriters Mike Stoller and the late Jerry Leiber wrote Hound Dog and K.C. Lovin' (Kansas City) in Los Angeles in 1952 just as Gerry Mulligan was forming his pianoless quartet with Chet Baker a few ...

Mike Stoller shares behind-the-scenes memories of Elvis Presley, from marathon “Jailhouse Rock” takes to Vegas era charm, at the premiere of EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert.

An all-new incarnation of the record-breaking Broadway hit returns to NYC! Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller, the Grammy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated smash, made history as ...

Mike Stoller (1933-2021) was an American songwriter and record producer. He was part of the songwriting team Leiber and Stoller, along with Jerry Leiber. Together, they wrote many popular songs in the ...

During the event, the 92-year-old songwriter and producer talked to PEOPLE about his favorite memory of working with Elvis Presley Iconic songwriter and producer Mike Stoller remains closely tied to ...