Music Appreciation

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,825 posts) Thu Jun 27, 2024, 08:58 AM Jun 27

Doc Pomus (Jerome Felder) was born on this date.

Wrote 'Save the Last Dance for Me' and 'Viva Las Vegas". Also recorded a few tunes.

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Doc Pomus (Jerome Felder) was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 27 OP

Story behind "Save the Last Dance" Freddie Jun 27 #1

He wrote "Save The Last Dance For Me" The Wizard Jun 27 #2

Freddie

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1. Story behind "Save the Last Dance"

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Thu Jun 27, 2024, 10:48 AM

Jun 27

Pomus reportedly wrote it at his own wedding reception, watching his bride dance with other men all evening. He would never dance with her - he was in a wheelchair from childhood polio.

The Wizard

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2. He wrote "Save The Last Dance For Me"

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Thu Jun 27, 2024, 10:54 AM

Jun 27

because he had polio and couldn't dance. His girlfriend loved to dance and would have several dance partners throughout the evening, but she always went home with Doc. He wrote "Boogie Woogie Country Girl for his favorite singer Big Joe Turner. He took the name Doc Pomus because he would frequently perform with black artists. His parents disapproved of race mixing and told him he couldn't use the family name on marquees.
His brother was famed NYC divorce lawyer Raoul Felder.

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