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Elvis songwriter Mike Stoller looks back on his hits
He's 89 now, but has an amazing lifetime of writing some of the big hits in history to reflect on.
Elvis songwriter Mike Stoller looks back on his hits
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The Elvis movie seems to have brought Stoller back in a big way. In this extensive Variety interview, he talks about writing some of The King's most iconic tunes in about 15 minutes, why he got trapped in a hotel room and wound up composing several famous songs while waiting to get out, and how he and his partner demanded a listing as producers on some the records they helped make - a credit that wasn't afforded to "writers" back then.
Not to mention a famous 70s hit you probably never realized he had a big hand in.
Songwriter Mike Stoller on How He and Jerry Leiber Wrote Two Dozen Classics for Elvis — Before the Colonel Cut Them Off From the King
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Re: Elvis songwriter Mike Stoller looks back on his hits
Just saw the movie last night. I must admit I was impressed with Hank's role as Parker. There were a couple of errors and a couple of facts left out but all in all it was a hit. Austin Butler was excellent.