Almost forgot to publish this after I'd announced that I'd post some more on Leiber & Stoller & Spark records, but now with the sad news of Mr Leiber's parting ... here's a reminder of some of Leiber & Stoller's brilliant producing & songwriting skills, and of that exquisite autobiography by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller with David Ritz: "Hound dog - the Leiber & Stoller autobiography" (Simon & Schuster 2009-06, ISBN 9781416559382). At the publisher's site, you can browse the book ... may I suggest reading Randy Poe's appendix, where he argues (convincingly) that L&S practically invented rock 'n' roll? (And keep an eye out for more on their magic partnership - it's like Tex Avery making music - with the Coasters in a future post.)
http://www.leiberstoller.com/
http://spoonercentral.com/RS/Brill.html
http://uzine.posterous.com/tag/brillbuilding
http://www.spectropop.com/hleiberstoller.html
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Leiber+%26+Stoller
http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=xktk2zpqhy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Leiber_and_Mike_Stoller
http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/jerry_leiber.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/books/review/Windolf-t.html
http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview_with_mike_stoller.shtml
http://www.audioholicmedia.com/music-history-101/leiber-and-stoller/
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=747
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=421
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=7333
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=7485
http://www.ccmusic.com/item.cfm?itemid=MWS101014
http://www.ccmusic.com/item.cfm?itemid=CCM20012
http://www.covermesongs.com/2011/08/a-tribute-to-prolific-pop-songwriter-jerry-leiber.html

Just out: a second collection of songs Mr. Randy Newman wrote for others, before he embarked upon his solo career. "Illinois" - hello Sufjan fans - is off the Everly Brothers' "Roots" lp (1968), "Cowboy" is off Harry Nilsson's "Nilsson Sings Newman" album (1970). Both songs are now compiled on the "Bless You California - More Early Songs Of Randy Newman" v/a cd (cat. no. CDCHD 1240), a follow-up volume to "On Vine Street - The Early Songs Of Randy Newman" (2008, CDCHD 1186) in their producer / writer series. 

Both cd's are out on Ace, one of the UK's finest reissue labels. If you'd like to learn more on Ace, you can of course visit their website, but there's also a book about the label by David Stubbs, published by Black Dog Publishing (2007, ISBN13: 9781906155032). See also:
http://blackdogonline.com/all-books/ace-records.html
http://www.leonardo.info/reviews/june2008/mosher_ace.html

& whilst on the subject of books and singer / songwriters / producers and the like, here's some truly essential reading: "Always Magic In The Air: the Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era" by Ken Emerson (2005). The US edition (Viking, ISBN 0670034568) is out of print, but the UK edition (4th Estate, 2006-03, ISBN 9781841157283) may still be available. For an appreciation, scroll to Frank Young's review on http://www.spectropop.com/recommends/index2006.htm …

Finally, a note on that producer / writer series: sadly the Ace site's '7695' link doesn't give a complete listing yet, as there are Berns, Leiber & Stoller and Pomus & Shuman v/a compilations too - but as yet they remain unmentioned 'as part of the series'.
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=747
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=421
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=7333
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=7485
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=7474
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=7734
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=8394

+ to a lesser extent:
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=847
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=4606
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=7501