50+ MusicMay 3
"Jackson" is a song written in 1963 by #BillyEddWheeler and #JerryLeiber. It was recorded in 1963 by the #KingstonTrio, Wheeler, and #FlattAndScruggs. It achieved its most notable popularity with two 1967 releases: a country hit single by #JohnnyCash and #JuneCarter, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, and a pop hit single by #NancySinatra and #LeeHazlewood, which reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 39 on #EasyListening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpPzk-41RJI
Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash - Jackson (Lyrics)

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That Other PlaceMay 1

@tc_morekindness This Leiber/Stoller composition was her last major hit. She even won a Grammy ("Best Contemporary Vocal Perfomance") for it.

The song was put to good use in the Martin Scorsese movie "After Hours" back in the 1980s. That's where I heard it for the first time.

#PeggyLee #JerryLeiber #MikeStoller #MartinScorsese

That Other PlaceApr 30

This week's #ThursdayFiveList theme is #EndingCredits. Here's what I came up with:

Peggy Lee: Is That All There Is? (1969)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLeSyb_ZEa8

Sandra Barry: The End of the Line (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpy7gxheL98

Solomon Burke: Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFawKuhQIpE

O.V. Wright: When You Took Your Love From Me (1971)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vXCAyjFc3E

The Impressions: This Must End (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wx1rNws1aM

#PeggyLee #SandraBarry #SolomonBurke #OVWright #Impressions #CurtisMayfield #JerryLeiber #MikeStoller #BertBerns #TonyHatch

Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is? - Live 1969 [Enhanced video]

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50+ MusicApr 25
On the 25th of April 1933: #JerryLeiber, American songwriter (Leiber & Stoller - "Hound Dog"; "Jailhouse Rock"; "Is That All There Is?"), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2011).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🎗
50+ MusicDec 27
"Jackson" is a song written in 1963 by #BillyEddWheeler and #JerryLeiber. It was recorded in 1963 by the #KingstonTrio, Wheeler, and #FlattAndScruggs. It achieved its most notable popularity with two 1967 releases: a country hit single by #JohnnyCash and #JuneCarter, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, and a pop hit single by #NancySinatra and #LeeHazlewood, which reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 39 on #EasyListening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m67eqm0mNCQ
Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash - Jackson (The Best Of The Johnny Cash TV Show)

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50+ MusicAug 22, 2025
#OnThisDay in 2011, #JerryLeiber, American songwriter (Leiber & Stoller - "Hound Dog"; "Jailhouse Rock"; "Is That All There Is?"), died at 78.
#RIP 🥀🪦⚰️
Ted Tocks CoversJun 23, 2025

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Jackson

Originally posted on May 15, 2018

June Carter was born on this day in 1929.

“We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,
We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out.
I'm goin' to Jackson, I'm gonna mess around,
Yeah, I'm goin' to Jackson,
Look out Jackson town”

#johnnycash #junecartercash #billyeddwheeler #JerryLeiber #nancysinatra #LeeHazlewood #florenceandthemachine #joshhomme  #FreedomTrain

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2018/05/15/jackson/

Jackson – Still hotter than a pepper sprout. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #JohnnyCash #JuneCarterCash #BillyEddWheeler #JerryLeiber #NancySinatra #LeeHazlewood #FlorenceandtheMachine #JoshHomme #FreedomTrain

Today we are going to go into uncharted waters. Deep! I am going to give you FIVE versions of today’s feature song, mostly because I love it, but also because each version is so darn good and…

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Ted Tocks CoversAug 13, 2024

Ted Tocks Covers

Yakety Yak

Originally posted on February 7, 2021

On this day in 1971, legendary saxophone player King Curtis Ousley was stabbed to death by a vagrant outside of his New York City home.

“Don't you give me no dirty looks
Your father's hip, he knows what cooks
Just tell your hoodlum friend outside
You ain't got time to take a ride
Yakety yak (don't talk back)”

#TheCoasters #JerryLeiber #MikeStoller #KingCurtis #DuaneAllman #TheAllmanBrothersBand

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2021/02/07/yakety-yak-a-brief-celebration-of-a-legendary-sax-player-musicislife-tedtockscovers-thecoasters-jerryleiber-mikestoller-kingcurtis-duaneallman-theallmanbrothersband-leescratchperry-shanan/

Yakety Yak – A brief celebration of a legendary sax player. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #TheCoasters #JerryLeiber #MikeStoller #KingCurtis #DuaneAllman #TheAllmanBrothersBand #LeeScratchPerry #ShaNaNa #JanandDean

I am going way back for today’s post. All the way to 1958 and the Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller rock and roll/R&B anthem ‘Yakety Yak’. The song was presented by the late ‘50s hit machine known …

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DeadlineNov 16, 2023

‘Stand By Me’ Song Getting Feature Documentary Treatment
#Documentary #BenEKing #JerryLeiber #Meteor17 #MikeStoller #StandByMe

https://deadline.com/2023/11/stand-by-me-song-documentary-1235613465/

Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, And Ben E. King Song “Stand By Me” To Be Focus Of J. Kevin Swain Documentary

EXCLUSIVE: More than a hit song, “Stand by Me,” by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King, has transcended the notion of a “standard” — it’s been recorded more than 1,000 times and has made mor…

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DeadlineNov 16, 2023

Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, And Ben E. King Song “Stand By Me” To Be Focus Of J. Kevin Swain Documentary To Release In 2025
#Documentary #BenEKing #JerryLeiber #Meteor17 #MikeStoller #StandByMe

https://deadline.com/2023/11/jerry-leiber-mike-stoller-ben-e-king-song-stand-by-me-focus-j-kevin-swain-documentary-1235613465/

Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, And Ben E. King Song “Stand By Me” To Be Focus Of J. Kevin Swain Documentary

EXCLUSIVE: More than a hit song, “Stand By Me,” by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, and Ben E. King, has transcended the notion of a “standard”—it’s been recorded more than 1,000 times and has made more…

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