Jailhouse Rock: The Musical to Open in London Without the Song 'Jailhouse Rock'
Back in 1957, with a working title "Ghost of a Chance," Leiber & Stoller, in one afternoon, wrote several songs for the film including "Jailhouse Rock," "You're So Square Baby I Don't Care," "Treat Me Nice," and "I Want To Be Free." When MGM heard "Jailhouse Rock," they changed the name of the film and licensed the title from Leiber & Stoller for theatrical release. Not one of the Leiber & Stoller songs from the film is included in this UK theatre production.
This great songwriting team wrote several other Presley hits including "Hound Dog," "Don't," "Love Me" and "Loving You" among many others.
"We feel that using the title of our song for their show is intentionally misleading the public. This use of a title that we created is not only misleading, it is, in effect, preventing us from using our own title for a possible future, legitimate production," said Mike Stoller. He continued, "We are not the owners of the copyright outside of the US. We don't know what the legal options are in the UK, but we will fight any attempt to bring this production to the United States where we do own the copyright."
Other Leiber & Stoller songs that defined the era of Rock & Roll include, "Kansas City," "Stand By Me," "Love Potion #9," "Charlie Brown," "Yakety Yak," "Poison Ivy" and "On Broadway" to name just a few.
© Copyright 2025 by www.elvis.com.au & www.elvispresley.com.au
https://www.elvis.com.au/presley/news/musical-jailhouserock.shtml
No part of any article on this site may be re-printed for public display without permission.
Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD
Never before have we seen an Elvis Presley concert from the 1950's with sound. Until Now! The DVD Contains recently discovered unreleased film of Elvis performing 6 songs, including Heartbreak Hotel and Don't Be Cruel, live in Tupelo Mississippi 1956. Included we see a live performance of the elusive Long Tall Sally seen here for the first time ever. + Plus Bonus DVD Audio.
This is an excellent release no fan should be without it.
The 'parade' footage is good to see as it puts you in the right context with color and b&w footage. The interviews of Elvis' Parents are well worth hearing too. The afternoon show footage is wonderful and electrifying : Here is Elvis in his prime rocking and rolling in front of 11.000 people. Highly recommended.
Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD Video with Sound.
