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#16: Doc Pomus Comes Back/Part 1
Episode 1614th March 2019 • Tales of... by Josh Alan Friedman • Josh Alan Friedman
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THE EARLY STIGMA OF ROCK 'N' ROLL

After a dormant decade, the great songwriter Doc Pomus was back in business by the late 1970s. I became his sidekick, entrenched in Doc’s late-night rock ‘n’ roll whirl, where he held court like a Buddha. He was amazed that so many of his songs became iconic anthems in a genre once vilified as teenage junk.

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AKA Doc Pomus documentary trailer

Blues in the Red (Doc’s early 78’s)

Song under Sinatra quote: "Fat Back," by Josh Alan Band (unreleased)


Doc Pomus at the Pied Piper in New York, 1947


Late night at the Lone Star Cafe: Josh’s wife Peggy, Doc, (unidentified singing protege), Josh, 1982

Late night at the Lone Star Cafe: Josh’s wife Peggy, Doc, (unidentified singing protege), Josh, 1982


 French Elvis Lp. Mort Shuman became a pop star in France and thus received top billing here.

French Elvis Lp. Mort Shuman became a pop star in France and thus received top billing here.


Still from documentary, AKA Doc Pomus: Josh, Doc, (unidentified), Ahmet Ertegun

Still from documentary, AKA Doc Pomus: Josh, Doc, (unidentified), Ahmet Ertegun

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