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Doc Pomus

1925 - 1991

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Jerome Solon Felder (June 27, 1925 – March 14, 1991), known professionally as Doc Pomus, was an American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the co-writer of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer in 1992, the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1992), and the Blues Hall of Fame (2012). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Doc Pomus is the 2,022nd most popular singer (down from 1,878th in 2024), the 11,001st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,022nd in 2019) and the 550th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Doc Pomus ranks 2,022 out of 4,381. Before him are Nelson Eddy, Ernestine Anderson, Lotta Engberg, Benji Madden, Wanda Nara, and Myriam Fares. After him are Valeriya, Damien Rice, Patty Smyth, Bruce Hornsby, Rim Banna, and Sheb Wooley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Doc Pomus ranks 488. Before him are Howard Baker, Eric Fleming, Martin David Kruskal, Tony Hillerman, G. William Miller, and Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher. After him are Shelley Berman, Eduardo Risso, Merv Griffin, Medea Jugeli, Kurt Lundquist, and Gloria DeHaven. Among people deceased in 1991, Doc Pomus ranks 253. Before him are Marion Roper, Vera Stroyeva, Kenas Aroi, Pavel Morozenko, Meindert DeJong, and Eladio Rojas. After him are Paulo Muwanga, Aldo Ray, Ágnes Nemes Nagy, Veniamin Alexandrov, Charles Manring, and Redd Foxx.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Doc Pomus ranks 11,003 out of 20,380. Before him are John Patrick Shanley (1950), Gwen Torrence (1965), Aaron Swartz (1986), Don Frye (1965), Ross Alexander (1907), and Dee Bradley Baker (1962). After him are Patty Jenkins (1971), Lewis Howard Latimer (1848), Ben Browder (1962), Tom Lenk (1976), Lauren Shuler Donner (1949), and Robert John Braidwood (1907).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Doc Pomus ranks 550. Before him are Taylor Dayne (1962), Arthur Alexander (1940), Robin Beck (1954), Nelson Eddy (1901), Ernestine Anderson (1928), and Benji Madden (1979). After him are Patty Smyth (1957), Bruce Hornsby (1954), Sheb Wooley (1921), Howard Jones (1970), Leroy Carr (1905), and Big Pun (1971).

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