Jerry Leiber

The Louisiana Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal in the discrimination case that former University of Louisiana at Lafayette football coach Jerry Baldwin filed over his firing. Read More

The songs of up-n-coming composer Bobby Cronin are featured on a new live recording that is now available on iTunes. Read More

Blog about Jenny Mae and the late Jerry Wick (Gaun... Read More

The Judith Leiber Beehive Minaudiere is a stunning addition to any minaudiere collection. Read More

Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson wrapped up their five-week tour as a duo, under the fittingly ironic title "Loud & Rich," with a sterling display of songwriting acumen and musicianship Friday at UCLA, but one that wasn't particularly loud or likely to make anybody rich. Read More

All of these elements play important parts in a tune, but well-crafted lyrics still distinguish a classic from a forgettable song. Read More

The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Smokey Joe's Café comes to the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande. Read More

This fun musical features rock-and-roll and rhythm and blues music written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller during the 1950's and 60's, including "Hound Dog", "Love Potion #9", "Stand by me", and "Jailhouse Rock". Read More

"Smokey Joe's Cafe" begins with a happy reminder that we are all part of a "Neighborhood." Read More

Early-60s girl groups like the Shirelles and the Chiffons conjure a bygone, more innocent time when female adolescent concerns ostensibly could be summed up in songs like "Chapel of Love" and "I Wish I Knew What Dress to Wear." Because of this perception, and because the girl groups merely sang--they almost never wrote their own material or played instruments--their records are often assumed to have little bearing on rock, which everybody knows is made by self-contained bands of bad boys who write their own songs. Read More