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Lonely avenue : the unlikely life and times of Doc Pomus / Alex Halberstadt.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML423.P66 H35 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Halberstadt, Alex.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pomus, Doc, 1925-1991.
- Pomus, Doc.
- Lyricists--United States--Biography.
- Lyricists.
- Popular music.
- United States.
- Popular music--United States--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 254 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First Da Capo Press edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- Halberstadt offers the first biography of legendary songwriter Doc Pomus, author of such classics as "Lonely Avenue," "Save the Last Dance for Me," and "Viva Las Vegas." In 1991 Pomus became the first white person to be awarded the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Discography: pages 229-230.
- ISBN:
- 9780306813009
- 0306813009
- OCLC:
- 84003301
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