Jerry Leiber, Composer of Songs Featured in Smokey Joe's Cafe, Dies at 78
Jerry Leiber, the rock-and-roll songwriter whose hits were featured in six Broadway musicals, died on August 22 of cardiopulmonary failure. Leiber had a 60-year-long partnership with Mike Stoller that produced hits such as “On Broadway,” “Spanish Harlem,” “Hound Dog,” “Yakety Yak,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Charlie Brown” and many more. He was 78. Le…