TIL 1950s/60s songwriter Doc Pomus had polio as a child, resulting in serious mobility issues. On his wedding day he was unable to dance with his new wife Willi Burke, a dancer. Watching her dance with the other male guests inspired him to write the song "Save the Last Dance For Me".
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shed1 t1_ito7pbs wrote
Author, Nick Hornby, and singer/songwriter, Ben Folds, wrote an album together (Hornby - lyrics, Folds - music) and one of the songs is about Doc Pomus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTPbB7ZtY_I