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Bill Morrison - Save the Last Dance for Me

4 Extra Debut. The true story of American songwriting duo, Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, who created some of biggest hit records of the 1950s.

Who wrote Save The Last Dance For Me? Doc Pomus - a polio patient from the age of six who manoeuvred around on crutches. The true story of how Pomus began a unique song writing partnership with the much younger Mort Shuman. 1950s New York, Doc and Mart team up when a new phenomenon changes popular music forever - the "teenager", and the strange twosome go on to write extensively for Elvis, Dion and the Belmonts, and the Drifters.

Doc Pomus ... Lou Hirsh
Mort Shuman .... Kerry Shale
Paul Case .... James Quinn

Live music performed by Tayo Akinbode

Director: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in December 1999.

45 minutes

Last on

Thu 24 Oct 2019 21:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra

Broadcasts

  • Thu 24 Oct 2019 11:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 24 Oct 2019 21:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra