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Article: Elvis Presley's pedigree chum
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 29, 1995
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CopyrightCopyright 1995 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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IN 1956 a liner named the Andrea Doria wad up from their
lifeboats by an American frigate and deposited in New York. One of
those survivors was Mike Stoller. Jerry Leiber was waiting for him
at the pier. He carried a silk summer suit and a shirt, wrongly
assuming that his partner would be soaking.
"You know, Jerry, you're not as tall as I am," chuckled Stoller
when he saw the spare clothes. "Those slacks are not gonna fit me
anyway!" "Well, you're ungrateful for a man who was just snatched
from the jaws of death," said Leiber, and went on to explain that
Stoller had more to celebrate than merely being saved from a watery
grave.
"We got a smash hit record," he announced.
"What?"
" 'Hound ...