A strong candidate for limited release, the pic thrusts a forgotten pioneer back into the limelight while illuminating a part of rock history. After Felder contracted polio at age 6, shattering dreams ...

Born in Brooklyn as Jerome Felder, Pomus was paralyzed with polio as a child and confined to crutches and a wheelchair for most of his life. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the ...

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with director Peter Miller about his recent documentary, A.K.A. Doc Pomus, about the obscure songwriter behind Elvis... The Life Of Doc Pomus, Songwriter To The Stars His ...

Documentary about early rock-‘n’-roll songwriter Jerome Felder, aka Doc Pomus (1:39). NR: Language. Village East. If you could only celebrate Doc Pomus in one artistic medium, it would be a song, not ...

Though he died 31 years ago, Doc Pomus is back on the radar. Bob Dylan’s new book, The Philosophy of Modern Song, is dedicated to Pomus. One of the longest chapters in Peter Guralnick’s excellent ...

He wrote a lot of great songs, and the documentary “AKA Doc Pomus” shows Pomus was also a great guy. Born Jerome Felder, Pomus wrote or co-wrote many songs that became pop music mega-hits, including ...

Doc Pomus and his writing partner Mort Shuman composing their hits in "A.K.A. Doc Pomus." (Clear Lake Historical Productions) 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27 through Sunday, Dec. 29; Clinton Street Theater In ...

You might not know him by name, but you know Doc Pomus's blues. Pomus was born Jerome Felder, and the rock 'n' roll icon is the subject of AKA Doc Pomus, an affectionate documentary by William Hechter ...

Jerome Felder, aka Doc Pomus, seen performing in his early days. If I asked if you knew who Jerome Felder is, you’d say no. If I said he was in the music industry and had changed his name, you might ...

One of America's most popular songwriters was Jerome Felder, better known as "Doc Pomus." For decades he wrote big hits ("Save the Last Dance for Me," "This Magic Moment," "A Teenager in Love") for ...