Editing Doc Pomus (section)

==Legacy and influence==
{{further|List of songs written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman}}
Together with Shuman, and individually, Pomus was a key figure in the development of [[popular music]]. The duo co-wrote such hits as "[[A Teenager in Love]]", "[[Save the Last Dance for Me]]", "[[This Magic Moment]]", "[[Sweets for My Sweet]]", "[[Viva Las Vegas (song)|Viva Las Vegas]]", "[[Little Sister (Elvis Presley song)|Little Sister]]", "[[Surrender (Elvis Presley song)|Surrender]]", "[[Can't Get Used to Losing You]]", "[[Suspicion (Terry Stafford song)|Suspicion]]", "[[Turn Me Loose (Doc Pomus song)|Turn Me Loose]]" and "[[A Mess of Blues]]".<ref>{{cite web
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*Pomus was elected to the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] and the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].
*In 1991, he was the first non-African American recipient of the [[Rhythm and Blues Foundation]] Pioneer Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rhythm-n-blues.org/awards.php?year=1990|title=Rhythm and Blues Foundation 1991 Pioneer Awards|website=Rhythm-n-blues.org|access-date=June 23, 2023|archive-date=April 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424221013/http://www.rhythm-n-blues.org/awards.php?year=1990|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ray Charles presented the award via a pre-recorded message.
*The funk band [[Cameo (band)|Cameo]] was heavily influenced by Pomus's song-writing style and frequently acknowledges his impact before performing their hit song "Word Up."
*Longtime friend, jazz singer [[Jimmy Scott]], performed at Pomus's funeral, a performance that resurrected his career. Other attendees included [[Seymour Stein]], who subsequently signed Scott to [[Sire Records]], and [[Lou Reed]], who thereafter would regularly work with Scott until his death. Pomus had been imploring his friends to hear Scott sing for many years.<ref>{{cite book |title= Faith in Time: The Life of Jimmy Scott |url= https://archive.org/details/faithintime00davi |url-access= registration |last= Ritz |first= David |year=2002|publisher= Da Capo|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts, US |isbn= 978-0-306-81229-3|page= [https://archive.org/details/faithintime00davi/page/4 4]}}<!--|access-date=January 8, 2011--></ref>
*The song "Doc's Blues"<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=song|id=t3481767|pure_url=yes}} |title=Doc's Blues |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2007-02-04 }}</ref> was written as a tribute to Pomus by his close friend, [[Andrew Vachss]]. The lyrics originally appeared in Vachss's 1990 novel [[Vachss#The Burke series|''Blossom'']]. "Doc's Blues" was recorded by bluesman [[Son Seals]] on Seals's last album, ''Lettin' Go''.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r471514|pure_url=yes}} |title=Lettin' Go |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2007-02-04 }}</ref>
*Responsible for [[Lou Reed]]'s introduction to the music industry in the early 1960s, Pomus was one of two friends Reed memorialized on his 1992 album ''[[Magic and Loss]]''.
*In 1995, [[Rhino Records]] released a [[tribute album]] to Pomus entitled ''Till The Night Is Gone''. Pomus's songs are performed by [[Bob Dylan]], [[Brian Wilson]], [[Dion DiMucci|Dion]], [[Dr. John]], [[Irma Thomas]], [[Solomon Burke]], [[John Hiatt]], [[Shawn Colvin]], [[Aaron Neville]], [[Lou Reed]], [[The Band]], [[B.B. King]], [[Los Lobos]], and [[Rosanne Cash]].
*In 2010, [[Ben Folds]] and [[Nick Hornby]] named their collaborative album on which the song "Doc Pomus" appeared [[Lonely Avenue (album)|''Lonely Avenue'']]. The lyrics referenced an excerpt from Pomus's unfinished memoir, February 21, 1984: "I was never one of those happy cripples who stumbled around smiling and shiny-eyed, trying to get the world to cluck its tongue and shake its head sadly in my direction. They'd never look at me and say, 'What a wonderful, courageous fellow.{{'"}} The album featured lyrics by British author Hornby, set to music by American performer Folds. It was released on September 28, 2010.
*[[John Goodman]]'s character in the [[Coen brothers]]' 2013 dramedy ''[[Inside Llewyn Davis]]'' was loosely inspired by Pomus.<ref>{{cite web|last=Evans |first=Greg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-01/coens-evoke-ny-folk-scene-hanks-battles-pirates-movies.html |title=Coens Evoke NY Folk Scene; Hanks Battles Pirates: Movies |publisher=Bloomberg |date=2013-10-01 |access-date=2014-05-21}}</ref> 
*Bob Dylan's 2022 book,''[[The Philosophy of Modern Song]]'', is dedicated to Doc Pomus.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Hymes |first=Geoffrey |date=January 18, 2023 |title=Forgotten Giants: Doc Pomus |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/doc-pomus/doc-pomus-forgotten-giant |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>