He added, "Hip was a great mystery and all of their lyrics — for the Coasters, for everybody — have that hipness".
Leiber and Stoller's slangy vignettes for the Coasters captured teenage exuberance with the same acute ear for slang that Chuck Berry had.
Try it: 'Bib-er-rye' for City Council on Sept. 10th!" As for the coasters, they feature Mr. Biberaj's picture above the words "Drink responsibly.
Their two-sided hit "Searchin' " and "Young Blood," produced for the Coasters on Atco, an Atlantic subsidiary, was the significant Atlantic hit record of 1957.
Much covered by other bands, this was originally a big hit for the Coasters in August 1959; it's one of the classics written and produced by Leiber and Stoller to be found on the Very Best of the Coasters compilation.
In a deal valued at around $40 million, Mr. Bandier also acquired the songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote and produced "Jailhouse Rock" and "Hound Dog" for Elvis Presley and "Yakety Yak" and "Charlie Brown" for the Coasters.
In addition to providing an attraction for skiers, the coasters offer an advantage to resorts: they operate in the off-season, providing a draw that endures long after the snow melts.
"It's very confusing, I must say," said veteran songwriter Mike Stoller, who with musical partner Jerry Leiber wrote dozens of the biggest rock, pop and R&B hits of the 1950s and '60s for Elvis Presley, the Coasters, the Drifters and others.
