Editing Doc Pomus (section)

=== Influence on other performers ===
[[John Lennon]] told Pomus the first song the Beatles practiced together was a Pomus song. [[Bob Dylan]] came to Pomus when Dylan was experiencing writer's block. Later in Pomus' life, performers as diverse as [[Bruce Springsteen]] and Dolly Parton covered his songs, and others like Dr. John and [[Lou Reed]] became a part of his life.<ref name=":0" /> In July 1985, [[Ben E. King]] (the original singer of Save The Last Dance for Me), Dr. John, DeVille, and [[Marshall Crenshaw]] performed in a tribute program to Pomus in New York.<ref name=":6" /> After his death, a tribute album was produced in 1995, "Till the Night Is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus", that included Dylan, King, Rebennack, Reed, Thomas, [[John Hiatt]], [[Shawn Colvin]],[[Solomon Burke]], and [[Los Lobos]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Piazza |first=Tom |date=July 2, 1995 |title=Doc Pomus, a Poet in Song |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/02/arts/recordings-view-doc-pomus-a-poet-in-song.html |work=New York Times}}</ref>

The documentary film ''A.K.A. Doc Pomus'' (2012), conceived by Pomus's daughter Sharyn Felder, directed by filmmaker [[Peter Miller (filmmaker)|Peter Miller]], edited by Amy Linton, and produced by Felder, Hechter, and Miller, presents Pomus's biography.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Myers |first=Marc |date=October 3, 2013 |title=Doc Pomus: From Pain, Magic Moments |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/doc-pomus-from-pain-magic-moments-1380827630 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>