Lonely Avenue: The Unlikely Life and Times of Doc Pomus

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Author: Alex Halberstadt

ISBN-10: 0306813009

ISBN-13: 9780306813009

Category: General & Miscellaneous Music Biography

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The only biography of colorful and legendary songwriter Doc Pomus, who wrote such enduring songs as “Lonely Avenue,” “Save the Last Dance for Me,” and “Viva Las Vegas” New York Times Book Review Vividly links the melancholy and yearning in [Pomus's] songs with Pomus's own personal and professional frustrations while never overplaying.

Introductory Note   Peter Guralnick     xiiiGeorge's, 1943     1A Teenager in Love     5Young Blood     33Save the Last Dance for Me     57This Magic Moment     99The Real Me     163Afterword     227Discographical Note     229A Note on Sources and Acknowledgments     231Credits     235Index     239