Editing Doc Pomus (section)

{{Short description|American musician (1925–1991)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Doc Pomus
| image           = Doc Pomus 1947 (cropped).jpg
| caption         = Pomus in 1947
| birth_name      = Jerome Solon Felder
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1925|06|27}}
| birth_place     = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], United States
| death_date      = {{death date and age|1991|03|14|1925|06|27}}
| death_place     = [[Manhattan]], New York City, United States
| genre           = [[Blues music|Blues]], [[rock and roll]]
| occupation      = Singer, songwriter & producer
| associated_acts = [[Elvis Presley]], [[Bobby Darin]], [[Mort Shuman]]
}}
'''Jerome Solon Felder''' (June 27, 1925 – March 14, 1991), known professionally as '''Doc Pomus''', was an American [[blues]] singer and songwriter.<ref>Obituary in ''[[Variety Obituaries|Variety]]'', March 18, 1991.</ref> He is best known as the [[songwriter|co-writer]] of many [[rock and roll]] [[hit record|hits]]. Pomus was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a non-performer in 1992,<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/doc-pomus
|title=Doc Pomus - Induction Year: 1992 - Induction Category: Non-Performer
|work=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
|access-date=2007-06-30
}}</ref> the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] (1992),<ref name=":1" /> and the [[Blues Hall of Fame]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://confessingtheblues.blog.com/2012/05/14/blues-foundation-announces-2012-blues-hall-of-fame-inductees-2/
 |title       = Blues Foundation Announces 2012 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
 |work        = confessingtheblues
 |access-date  = 2013-06-01
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140303100810/http://confessingtheblues.blog.com/2012/05/14/blues-foundation-announces-2012-blues-hall-of-fame-inductees-2/
 |archive-date = 2014-03-03
}}</ref>