Trivia

With Mike Stoller, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame under the category Non-Performer (1987).

His parents were Jewish immigrants from Poland who managed a general store in Baltimore. When Jerry was 5, his father died and his mother made a futile attempt to manage another small store in one of the city's worst slums. But seven years later, they moved to Los Angeles.

He and his creative partner, Mike Stoller, met in Los Angeles when they were 17, and worked together until Jerry's death in 2011, at age 78. Their collaboration was detailed in their memoir, "Hound Dog: The Leiber & Stoller Autobiography" (2009), and their music was showcased in their Grammy-winning Broadway musical, "Smokey Joe's Cafe".

With his writing partner Mike Stoller, inducted into the American Songwriters Hall of Fame (1985).

With partner Mike Stoller, he owned the Red Bird and Blue Cat record labels.

Wrote the lyrics and partner Mike Stoller) wrote music for numerous songs for Elvis Presley including: "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" / "Bossa Nova Baby" / "Dirty, Dirty Feeling" / "Don't" / "Fools Fall in Love" / "Girls! Girls! Girls!" / "Hot Dog" / "Hound Dog" / "I Want to Be Free" / "If You Don't Come Back" / "Jailhouse Rock" / "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" / "King Creole" / "Little Egypt" / "Love Me" / "Loving You" / "Santa Claus is Back in Town" / "Saved" / "She's Not You" (with Doc Pomus) / "Steadfast, Loyal, and True" / "Three Corn Patches" / "Treat Me Nice" / "Trouble" / "You're the Boss". The duo reportedly wrote "Baby I Don't Care", "I Want to Be Free", "Jailhouse Rock" and "Treat Me Nice" over a period of four hours one afternoon.

He and partner Mike Stoller were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7083 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

He and his German-born, actress wife, Gaby Rodgers (nee Gabrielle Rosenberg), the daughter of a major art dealer, had three sons: Jed Leiber, Oliver Leiber and Jake Leiber.

Their career produced 15 #1 hits in different musical genres by such artists ranging from Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones to Willie Nelson, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin.

Attended and graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California where he also worked in Norty's Record Shop. There he meet record promoter Leonard Sill and told him he wanted to become a songwriter. Sill advised him to team up with a pianist, which lead to his friendship with Mike Stoller.

Mike Stoller and his musical revue, "Smokey Joe's Cafe" at the Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2013 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Revue Production.

Mike Stoller and his musical revue, "Smokey Joe's Café" on Broadway in New York City was nominated for the 1995 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Musical.

Mike Stoller and his musical revue, "Smokey Joe's Cafe" at the Drury Lane Productions Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2017 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Revue Production.