Jerry Leiber: A few of his many hits

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'Too Much Jelly Roll,' Floyd Dixon (1951)'Hard Times,' Charles Brown (1952)"K.C. Lovin'," Little Willie Littlefield (1952)'Smokey Joe's Cafe,' The Robins (1955)'Hound Dog,' Elvis Presley (1956)'Ruby Baby,' The Drifters (1956)'Yakety Yak, The Coasters (1958)'Alligator Wine,' Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1958)'Stand By Me,' Ben E. King (1961)'Love Potion No. 9,' The Clovers (1959)'I Keep Forgetting,' Chuck Jackson (1962)'Is That All there Is,' Peggy Lee (1969)

An early doo-wop group, the Robins eventually spun into the Coasters, and this early ode to girls, diner food and rejection became a namesake Leiber and Stoller song, as it inspired the name of a 1995 stage musical based on the duo's works. The call-and-response hand-clap ditty also was covered by Buddy Holly.<br>
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Key lyric: "Hey man, be careful, that chick belongs to Smokey Joe."

'Smokey Joe's Cafe,' The Robins (1955)

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An early doo-wop group, the Robins eventually spun into the Coasters, and this early ode to girls, diner food and rejection became a namesake Leiber and Stoller song, as it inspired the name of a 1995 stage musical based on the duo's works. The call-and-response hand-clap ditty also was covered by Buddy Holly.

Key lyric: "Hey man, be careful, that chick belongs to Smokey Joe."

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