This the first of three Ace anthologies chronicling arguably the two most famous names in rock 'n roll songwriting, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. This volume deals with their early years as (predominantly) R&B songwriters in L.A., starting with their first recorded compositions by Jimmy Witherspoon and the Robbins and ending just prior to the start of their great successes with the Coasters and Elvis Presley. It also includes the first of their earliest national and international pop successes with the Cheers, Vicki Young and Edith Piaf! Several of the tracks are featured in previously unreleased alternate versions, while many others are being digitized for the first time here.