3 segments
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Lonely Avenue 24 min
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Ring My Bell 15 min
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iTunes as Gatekeeper 9 min
Doc Pomus wrote “Save the Last Dance for Me” without being able to dance, or even walk. On today’s show, we look at how the polio survivor penned some of the era’s biggest hits yet suffered loneliness and poverty. Also: Sound artist Bill Fontana tells us how he plans to ring in spring. And finally: iTunes as cultural gatekeeper.