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Northridge, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Genres. Pop. Occupation (s) Singer. Marshall Leib (January 26, 1939 – March 15, 2002) was an American singer and one of the original members of The Teddy Bears. Leib and his high school friend, producer Phil Spector, formed the trio.
Jun 15, 2021 · Not only did Brown's job cover the band's expenses at the time, it also provided a crucial contact, music producer Marshall Lieb. "Well, when I had my body and fender shop and detail, he had Ferraris, and he only trusted me to take care of his Ferrari," Brown said.
- Daniel Strohl
Marshall Leib (January 26, 1939 – March 15, 2002) was an American singer and one of the original members of The Teddy Bears. Leib and his high school friend, producer Phil Spector, formed the trio.
With three friends from high school — Marshall Lieb, Harvey Goldstein, and singer Annette Kleinbard — Spector formed a group named The Teddy Bears, a name derived from an Elvis Presley song.
Spectropop remembers. MARSHALL LEIB (1939 -2002) Teddy Bear and Hollywood Argyles turned producer. A hotrod fanatic, he was on his way to the Flames Cruise Night in Northridge, California when he suffered a massive heart attack. Paramedics were swift on the scene but were unable to save him.
The group consisted of high school seniors Spector and Marshall Lieb, sophomore Kleinbard, and alumnus Sandy Nelson (who later had #4 hit "Teen Beat" and #7 "Let There Be Drums") on the drum kit. Although Lieb played piano at the recording session, Spector had asked another friend to do it: future Beach Boy Bruce Johnston.
Leib had some experience in the music business, having formed the Moondogs with classmates in 1958. Marshall put in the second ten dollars. Another student at Los Angeles City College, Harvey Goldstein, contributed ten dollars after being promised he could sing bass. Clockwise from left: Harvey Goldstein, Phil, Spector, Marshall Lieb Annette ...
