Remembering Doc Pomus.
The late songwriter Doc Pomus co-wrote such hits as "This Magic Moment," "Save The Last Dance for Me," "Teenager in Love," and "His Latest Flame." We remember Pomus with three interviews:
1) Music critic Peter Guralnick (Gurr-AL-nick), a friend and admirer of Pomus. Guralnick wrote "Searching For Robert Johnson," a book that examined the life of blues musician Robert Johnson. And he's currently working on a biography of Elvis Presley.
2) The great Dr. John. He wrote a lot of songs with Doc Pomus. He performs with Johnny Adams on his new album (see below) and performs with Adams on it.
3) Rhythm and Blues singer Johnny Adams. He has a new collection of Doc Pomus songs, "Johnny Adams sings Doc Pomus: The Real Me," (Rounder Records). Adams was one of Pomus's favorite singers. They began working on the collection before Pomus died.
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On Creating the Czechoslovakian Constitution.
First amendment lawyer Matin Garbus He recently defended Peter Matthiessen's controversial book, "In the Spirit of Crazy Horse," against two separate libel suits. Garbus is currently helping to draft a new constitution for Czechoslovakia. He talks with Terry about that.
New Book Dissects Intellectuals on College Campuses.
Book critic John Leonard on "Professors, Politics, and Pop," a new book of essays on campus politics and pop culture by journalist Jon Wiener.
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