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JERRY Leiber and Mike Stoller are the unsung heroes of rock ’n’ roll.

That is how Vancouver's own rock 7n’ roll fegeid, deejay Red Robinson introduced to the Vancouver media Monday the songwritag du. behind the iatest Livent production, Smokey Jor’s Cafe.

The nusical revue opened Tuesday at the Ford Centre. It plays there until Ocr. 18.

Leiber and Stoller, both now 65, began their partnership at the age of 17 and went on to pen hun- dreds of songs including the hits On Broadway, Yakety Yak, Hound Boag and Jailhouse Rock.

Stoller was in town for Monday’s chat session with Robinson. Leiber, who underwent open-heart surgery in the spring, did noc attend on the advice of his doctor.

Among the rock ’n' rofl anecdotes Stoller shared Monday was the one about how he came to appear as Elvis Presley’s piano player in the 1957 movie musical jailhouse Rock.

Leiber had written the words and Stoller composed the music to the chart-topper Jailhouse Rock, which Presley had recorded in *57. On set during film-making, the show’s . producers approach Leiber.

“They took Jerry aside aad said, ‘We'd like you to play the piano in the movie,”” recalled Stoller. Leiber said: “But I don’t play the piano.” The producers answered: ‘Well, you look like one.” ”

Leiber fell if] with a toothache the day of the shooting and sent Statier in his place, telling him: “They won’t know the difference.”

They didn’t. Recalled Stoller: “I went to MGM studios and they said: That’s fine, just take the beard off — it’s a scene-stealer.”

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October 9, 1998 — North Shore News

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ROCK 'n’ roll deejay Red Robinson (left) shares anecdotes with songwriter Mike Stoller, in town this week for the opening of Smokey Joe's Cafe at the Ford Centre.

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Photo Marty Sohl

SMOKEY Joe's Cafe features the hits of song- writers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

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You can win two tickets to a performance of Smokey Joe's Cafe at the Ford Centre for the Acts on Tuesday, Occ. 13 at 8 p.m. by telling us the name of one of the songs in the show. Send in your name and phone number to the Smokey Joe’s Cafe contest, North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, B.C. V7M_ 2H4. You can also fax your entry to us at 985-2104 or e-mail them te johng@nsnews.com. Deadline for the contest is Sunday, Oct. 11, midnight. If your name is drawn you will be notified by phone during the day on Monday.

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