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Classic love songs have never gone out of style. Barbra Streisand's new romantic CD, Love is the Answer , became a surprise best seller and Rod Stewart's latest album, called Soulbook , has a generous sprinkling of contemporary love songs.

"Smokey Joe's Cafe" begins with a happy reminder that we are all part of a "Neighborhood." It's a lively start.

If you don't know a lot about Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller going into "Smokey Joe's Cafe," you're not going to know a lot more coming out.

Its song list, from "On Broadway" and "Jailhouse Rock" to "Stand By Me," is reminiscent of a Baby Boomer-era juke box.

Iconic songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, creators of Elvis Presley's classic song Hound Dog and others American classics will sign copies of their autobiographical book, Hound Dog from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Barnes & Noble booth at the Eighth Annual West Hollywood Book Fair.

When Elvis Presley recorded "Hound Dog,'' he changed some of the words without telling songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

One of Elvis Presley's favorite songwriters, Mike Stoller, launches his autobiography Hound Dog.

Released on September 14, 2009 is DJ Spankox's follow-up to last year's love it or hate it remix album "Re:Versions." The original made quite a buzz in the Elvis world, with some fans enjoying the remixes, and others disgusted at the prospect of the album.

Showboat Majestic has set a season of musicals and comedies for its 2010 season on the Ohio River: May 5-23: 'You Can't Take It With You.' George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's classic comedy about an eccentric family.

Brittney Bomnin//Photo Editor Trent Saunders and Alexa Hujik sing a duet during the final dress rehearsal of Smokey Joe's Cafe.

Hall of fame songwriters Leiber and Stoller will be interviewed about their illustrious career.

Songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller will be on hand in Sherman Oaks Sept. 15 for a dinner and signing of their upcoming memoir, "Hound Dog," followed by a discussion moderated by the book's author, David Ritz.

Songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller will be on hand in Sherman Oaks Sept. 15 for a dinner and signing of their upcoming memoir, "Hound Dog," followed by a discussion moderated by the book's author, David Ritz.

SEBRING It's hard to tell the story of an era without a plot or dialogue. But who needs a script when the music and the dance of the times are enough? At least that is the rationale Jennifer Westergom and Melanie Boulay, co-directors of Highlands Little Theatre's latest production, are relying on for their foot-tapping musical odyssey that captures ...

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller met in Los Angeles in 1950. Through the '50s and '60s, even into the '70s, the two turned out hit after hit, sung by such groups as the Drifters and the Coasters, and individuals like Ben E. King.

Katherine Vernon , Kendra Goehring-Garrett and Joy Gregory of "Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber & Stoller." Staff Photo By Matt Born By John Staton, John.Staton@StarNewsOnline.com Published: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 9:36 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 9:36 a.m. You know an audience is responding to a play when you scan ...

You can't dance in the aisles. But it's hard to keep your feet still during the rockin' musical revue "Smokey Joe's Cafe." That's the explosive impact of the good-time rock 'n' roll show raising the rafters at the Cape Playhouse.

From smooth and warm to upbeat and catchy, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller have written dozens of hits over the years.

Images View Larger Images Shakespeare probably felt the same way. "As far as we were concerned, all the standards had been written," says Mike Stoller, who writes the music.

As a boy in grade school, I still hadn't done my chores when my dad started singing a song I'd heard all too often when delinquent in my household duties: Take out the papers and the trash Or you don't get no spending cash.