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.
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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 🥀🪦⚰️
Tom MacInnesAug 13, 2025
On this date in 1952, Hound Dog was recorded for the first time….no, not by Elvis but, instead, by a powerhouse singer named Big Mama Thornton. In these times we find ourselves in, knowing the true history of events is important. Click away and learn and enjoy. The Top 500 Songs in Modern Music History...Song #13: Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton, covered by Elvis Presley (RS) https://tommacinneswriter.com/2022/04/05/rs-the-top-500-songs-in-modern-music-history-song-13-hound-dog-by-big-mama-thornton/ ##BigMamaThornton, ##BuddyGuy, ##ElvisPresley, ##HoundDog, ##JerryLeiber, ##MikeStoller, ##Top500SongsCountdown, #1, #13, #2, #3, #500, #XXX
The Top 500 Songs in Modern Music History…Song #13: Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton, covered by Elvis Presley (RS)

This list of songs is inspired by lists published by radio station KEXP-FM from Seattle in 2010, as well as the latest poll taken in 2021 by Rolling Stone Magazine. For the most part I will faithfu…

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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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50+ MusicApr 25, 2025
#OnThisDay in 1933, #JerryLeiber, American songwriter (Leiber & Stoller - "Hound Dog"; "Jailhouse Rock"; "Is That All There Is?"), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2011). 🕯
#RIP
Ted Tocks CoversAug 13, 2024

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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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Ted Tocks CoversAug 22, 2023

Ted Tocks Covers

Kansas City

Originally posted on August 22, 2021

A short celebration of the songwriting brilliance of Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber. Leiber died on this day in 2011.

“Well, I might take a train
I might take a plane
But if I have to walk
I'm going just the same

I'm going to Kansas City
Kansas City, here I come”

#JerryLeiber #MikeStoller #WilbertHarrison #LittleWillieLittlefield #LittleRichard #TheBeatles

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2021/08/22/kansas-city-exploring-the-songwriting-genius-of-jerryleiber-and-mikestoller-musicislife-tedtockscovers-wilbertharrison-littlewillielittlefield-littlerichard-thebeatles/

Kansas City – Exploring the songwriting genius of #JerryLeiber and #MikeStoller #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #WilbertHarrison #LittleWillieLittlefield #LittleRichard #TheBeatles

Today’s post is a tribute to the greatness of Jerry Leiber. His songwriting and producing exploits in tandem with the equally prolific Mike Stoller led to over 70 chart hits from the early ‘50s thr…

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𝕎𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕞Jul 29, 2023
If you're looking for trouble
You came to the right place
If you're looking for trouble
Take a look right at my face
I was born standing up
And talking back
My daddy was
a green-eyed mountain jack
'Cause I'm evil
My middle name is misery
Well, I'm evil
So don't you mess around with me
#JerryLeiber
#MikeStoller
#ElvisPresley
29 Jul 1958
#popmusic #1950s