Jerry Leiber, the lyricist who, with his partner, Mike Stoller, wrote some of the most enduring classics in the history of rock ’n’ roll, including “Hound Dog,” "Jailhouse Rock," “Yakety Yak,” “Stand By Me” and “On Broadway,” died on Monday in Los Angeles. He was 78.

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rollingstone.com : Songwriter Jerry Leiber Dies at 78

Jailhouse Rock · Recorded April 30, 1957 · Performed by: Elvis Presley

Yakety Yak · From Leiber & Stoller, Promotional CD, Volume 1 (Leiber & Stoller Music Publishing) · Recorded 1958 

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guardian.co.uk : Music Weekly podcast: Simon Reynolds on Retromania; Bonjay

Simon Reynolds talks to Dorian Lynskey about his book Retromania. [Simon Reynolds, Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction To Its Own Past, Faber and Faber]

pitchfork.com : Simon Reynolds about his new book, Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past.
nytimes.com : The Curse of Musical Nostalgia
thequietus.com : Is Pop Culture Consuming Itself? Simon Reynolds Discusses Retromania | Colin McKean

nytimes.com : He’s a Soulful Survivor With New Music to Make | By Larry Rohter

“One thing about living a long time is that you really learn to forgive and forget and remember and appreciate, and that is really beneficial, and helps to reduce the regrets you may have.” — Booker T.

Detroit, Losing Population, Makes Plans to Shrink - NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/egQxuz

“It was always this notion that the population of the world continues to grow, and more and more people want to live in cities,” Ms. Winters, 33, said about her courses at the University of Michigan. “The reality is very different. Who knew?”

nytimes.com : Slide Show : Arhoolie at 50 : The influential American roots music label is celebrating its anniversary.

In 1960, Chris Strachwitz launched Arhoolie Records, a humble but enthusastic enterprise to deliver a broad range of American roots music to an equally diverse collection of music fans. 

video.nytimes.com : Bruce Springsteen: 'Save My Love' - http://nyti.ms/arLGV5

OBITUARY: Bobby Hebb, writer and singer of '66 hit 'Sunny,' dies at 72 - latimes.com http://bit.ly/ccc6Ma

Bobby Hebb, Singer of 1966 Hit ‘Sunny,’ Dies at 72 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/crmDnN