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    • Mar 13, 1933
    Songwriter Mike Stoller is born in Belle Harbor, New York. Along with writing partner Jerry Leiber, he pens numerous pop and R&B hits. Several find additional success in country, including "Jailhouse Rock," "Stand By Me" and "Ruby Baby"
    Jul 17, 1956
    The cruise ship Andrea Doria sets sail from Genoa, Italy, for New York. Among the passengers is songwriter Mike Stoller, a co-author of Elvis Presley's current pop and country hit "Hound Dog"
    Jul 25, 1956
    The S.S. Andrea Doria collides with the Swedish-American ship the Stockholm in fog off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Songwriter Mike Stoller, a co-writer of Elvis Presley's current "Hound Dog," survives the collision along with his wife, Meryl
    Jul 26, 1956
    "Hound Dog" songwriter Mike Stoller and his wife Meryl are safely off the S.S. Andrea Doria as it sinks into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The vacationing Stoller will also write "Stand By Me" and "Jailhouse Rock"
    Sep 7, 1957
    Elvis Presley records "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles. The song is written in the midst of eight hours of sessions by producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
    Jan 30, 1961
    Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller announce they'll form their own production company. Originally pop and R&B songwriters, several of their songs become country hits, including "Stand By Me," "Hound Dog" and "Ruby Baby"
    Dec 13, 1970

    Songwriter Mike Stoller, noted for writing "Stand By Me" and "Jailhouse Rock," marries Corky Hale

    Jan 21, 1987
    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame adds Roy Orbison, Hank Williams, Rick Nelson, Jackie Wilson, Leiber & Stoller, Carl Perkins, Clyde McPhatter, Louis Jordan, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Joe Turner, Eddie Cochran, B.B. King, Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
    Nov 17, 1994
    Songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk in Los Angeles. Among their credits are the country hits "Jackson," "Hound Dog," "Stand By Me" and "Jailhouse Rock"
    Mar 2, 1995
    "Smokey Joe's Cafe" opens at New York's Virginia Theatre. The Broadway musical features songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, including "Hound Dog," "Fools Fall In Love" and "Stand By Me"
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