{"name":"Doc Pomus","title":"Doc Pomus","id":2660,"slug":"doc-pomus-1","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/2660/?format=json","bio_short":"Born Jerome Solon Felder in Brooklyn, New York of Jewish heritage,[1] he became a fan of the blues after hearing Big Joe Turner on record. He had polio as a boy and got around on crutches. Due to post-polio syndrome, exacerbated by an accident, he eventually used a wheelchair. He died in 1991 from lung cancer. His brother is the famous New York attorney Raoul Felder.  Using the stage name "Doc Pomus," he began performing as a teenager, becoming one of the most successful white blues singers of his time.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/DocPomuswgdoc.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[]}