Word: stoller
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...years produced buildings that fulfill the promise of their varied styles perhaps as never before. The only work of Le Corbusier's shown is his Chapel at Ronchamp. The brooding, heaving forms of roof and walls have such complexity that even the many fine photographs by Life photographer Ezra Stoller do not even begin to reveal all their sculptural possibilities...
...intense young man, "and there was something nasty in the music. I just blurted out, 'You ain't nuthin' but a hound dog,' and there it was." Hound Dog, as bawled by Elvis Presley, sold 5,000,000 records, enthroned Tunesmiths Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller as kings of the state of annoyance called rock 'n' roll. In all, their raucous inspirations have since sold 27 million records, and last week their latest, Charlie Brown, made its first million...
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller began their career as amateur songwriters at Los Angeles City College, earned less than $2,000 apiece their first two years. Then, in 1952, they whelped Hound Dog in 20 minutes flat. "Originally, it was folk blues," says Leiber. "When Presley, shall we say, performed it, there was a misunderstanding of the original lyrics-it was designed to be sung by a girl." Adds Leiber: "The thing to remember is you're not writing a song but a record. What you gotta do is get these kids to identify. That...
...slice the team would love to touch is Broadway, but Stoller (who writes most of the music) complains that "nobody has offered us a decent book." In the meantime, Jerry and Mike go on helping the kids to identify. "Who's always writin' on the wall?/ Who's always goofin' in the hall?/ Who's always throwin' spitball?" Why, Charlie Brown, of course. Says Leiber: "If Cole Porter were starting out today, he'd have a tough time...
...night elected the following men to its editorial board: Matthew G. Herold Jr., Note Editor; Frank E. A. Sander '43, Treasurer; Richard E. Shapiro, Case Editor; Richmond Prescott '50, Articles Editor; John J. Cound, Note Editor; Samuel A. Stern, Development Editor; William J. Kirby '47, Book Review Editor; Herbert Stoller, Director Legal Research...