Sonny Curtis (born May 9, 1937, in Meadow, Texas) is an American singer and songwriter. Most of his work falls into the Pop and Country genres. He was a teenage pal and band member with Buddy Holly in Lubbock, Texas. Meadow is a town located in Terry County, Texas. ... Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936–February 3, 1959), better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of Rock and Roll. ... Flag of Lubbock Lubbock is the ninth-largest city in the state of Texas, located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado. ...

His most famous song is probably the theme from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He also wrote "Walk Right Back", which was a hit for the Everly Brothers, and "I Fought the Law" which was most famously covered by fellow Texan Bobby Fuller. The Mary Tyler Moore Show was an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 to March 19, 1977. ... Don (born February 1, 1937 in Brownie, a small coal-mining town (now defunct) near Central City, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky) and Phil Everly (born January 18, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) are country-influenced rock and roll performers who had their greatest success in the 1950s. ... I Fought The Law is a much-covered song originally recorded by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets. ... Bobby Fuller (October 22, 1942 - July 18, 1966) was an American rock singer and guitarist best known for his classic I Fought the Law. Born in Baytown, Texas, Fuller spent most of his youth in El Paso, Texas, where he idolized Buddy Holly, a fellow West Texan. ...

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• A page with Sonny Curtis' career summary