Marshall Leib

Marshall Leib was one of the original members of The Teddy Bears. Leib and his high school friend, producer Phil Spector, formed the trio. Leib performed background harmony vocals and they made a black-and-white film of the song "To Know Him Is to Love Him", which became the number one song in the U.S. The Teddy Bears' song has since been covered by many artists such as Dolly Parton and Amy Winehouse, to name a few.

Leib knew many celebrities, including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, and the Jacksons. He was later involved with the movie "Ode to Billie Joe" which featured the hit "Son of a Preacher Man" by Bobbie Gentry. He also worked with Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss during their early years at A&M Records.

Leib collected Ferrari automobiles and belonged to a Ferrari club. He was also a classic (antique) automobile afficiando. In the 1990s, Leib produced an album of female vocal Christmas songs. Leib married, divorced, and later suffered a fatal heart attack. He is survived by two biological sons (Jason Leib and Lucas Leib) and one adopted African American son, Jason Lawrence.