Mike Stoller

Mike Stoller 19332021 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 1950s and 1960s including Hound Dog made famous by Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock Stand By Me Yakety Yak and On Broadway Stoller was born in New York City and grew up in a musical family He met Leiber when they were both teenagers and they began writing songs together Their first hit was Hard Times in 1952 recorded by Charles Brown In addition to their work as songwriters Leiber and Stoller also produced many of the records they wrote including for artists like The Coasters and Ben E King Stoller continued to work in the music industry throughout his life and received many awards for his contributions to music including induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame He passed away on March 22 2021 at the age of 88