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Title: Songwriter Jerry Leiber dies at 78
Post by: JimH on August 23, 2011, 09:35:43 am

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/source-songwriter-jerry-leiber-dies-at-78-20110822

I saw a great documentary on Lieber & Stoller a few years ago.  They wrote a lot of tunes I grew up with.

Title: Re: Songwriter Jerry Leiber dies at 78
Post by: KingSparta on August 23, 2011, 10:10:12 am

Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye has died at the age of 69 from throat cancer.