• Leiber Jerry Leiber, the Leiber of Leiber & Stoller, died Monday at age 78. He and Mike Stoller wrote such noteworthy songs as “Hound Dog,” ”Jailhouse Rock,” and ”Yakety Yak.” Elvis Presley recorded many of their songs.
• Ashford Also Monday, Nick Ashford of Motown duo Ashford & Simpson died at 70. He and Valerie Simpson wrote such hits as “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and ”Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing.” Two duos, two deaths, one day. source

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