Hillside Memorial Park,

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Buried here are multiple artists including:

Michael Bloomfield

Michael Bloomfield was a masterful guitar player, in 2003 he was ranked at number 22 on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time“.  He is best known as a member of  “The Paul Butterfield Blues Band” and “The Electric Flag” as well solo work. Michael died on February 15, 1981 at the age of 37 from a drug overdose.

Jerry Leiber

Jerry was half of the influential songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, famed for “Hound Dog” (1956), “Jailhouse Rock” (1957) and “Loving You“, recorded by Elvis Presley. The writing team also was known for composing “Stand By Me” (1961) and “Spanish Harlem” (1961), “Yakety Yak” (1958), by The Coasters, “On Broadway” (1963), by The Drifters and “Is That All There Is” (1969), by Peggy Lee. Jerry died on August 22, 2011 at the age of 77 from cardiopulmonary failure.

Marshall Lieb

He was a member of The Moondogs, but later helped form the group, The Teddy Bears. Marshall died on March 15, 2002 at the age of 63.

Neil Bogart

Neil was the President and a founder of Casablanca Records. During the Disco era, Donna Summer, Village People, and KISS were on his label. He died on May 8, 1982 at the age of 39 due to cancer.

Hillside Memorial Park
6001 West Centinela Ave
Culver City CA 90045
310 641-0707