A.K.A. Doc Pomus 11 years old

Doc Pomus’ dramatic life is one of American music’s great untold stories. Paralyzed with polio as a child, Brooklyn-born Jerome Felder reinvented himself as a blues singer, renaming himself Doc Pomus, then emerged as one of the most brilliant songwriters of the early rock and roll era, writing “Save the Last Dance for Me,” “This Magic Moment,” “A Teenager in Love,” “Viva Las Vegas,” and dozens of other hits. Spearheaded and co-produced by his daughter, Sharyn Felder, and packed with incomparable music and rare archival imagery, this documentary features interviews with collaborators and friends including Dr. John, Ben E. King, Joan Osborne, Shawn Colvin, Dion, Leiber and Stoller, and B.B. King, as well as passages from Doc’s private journals read by his close friend Lou Reed.

Credits

A.K.A. Doc Pomus Cast

Name Character
Dion DiMucci He was 73, now 84 years old
Marshall Chapman She was 63, now 75 years old as Herself
Shawn Colvin She was 56, now 68 years old

A.K.A. Doc Pomus Crew

Name Department
Peter Miller as Director. Directing
A.K.A. Doc Pomus (11 years)

  • Release day: Friday, October 19, 2012
  • Runtime: 98 minutes