Gunny, thanks for sharing this. I loved the Drifters in the early 60's and still love their music. I listened to "Save the last dance for me" 3 times : ) Seemed like those days were far less complicated than today.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving AND a very Happy Birthday!!! ~~~ Linda C ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 3:22 PM Subject: [TMIC] Save the last dance Some of you may recall that I was the drummer with a group called the "Edsels" in the late 50's. We recorded a song called Rama Lama Ding Dong. Anyway, I was talkin with Harry Green (2nd Tenor), and Marshall Sewel (Bass) the other night, and we discussed George (Wydell) Jones who passed away two years ago. George was the lead singer with us. Marshall asked what was wrong with me using a cane, so I told him. He asked if that was anything like Polio and I told him the difference, and started complaining. He said, "Ya know, Doc Had Polio". Doc who I asked. He said Doc Pomus who's real name was Jerome Felder. I never met him but Marshall had so he related this story. Doc contracted Polio as a child way back and in his early years, and was confined to a wheel chair. It seems he and his wife were at an awards ceremony where Doc was watching his wife dance with other guys that they of course knew, so Doc penned a song for her as he watched called "Save the last dance for me". If anyone here is old enough, the Drifters recorded that back in the early 60's. Check out the Drifters on You Tube, click on save the last dance for me, and listen to the words. Just goes to show what you can do if you set your mind to it. He wrote a ton of other hits also, but this one especially hit home with me. Something I never knew before. I guess we never stop learning.
