From the archives: Sonny Curtis – from Buddy Holly to Mary Tyler Moore
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From the archives: Sonny Curtis – from Buddy Holly to Mary Tyler Moore
Jan 9, 2022
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Sonny Curtis, Buddy Holly’s The Crickets frontman who sang ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ theme, dead at 88
Sonny Curtis, Buddy Holly’s The Crickets frontman who sang ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ theme, dead at 88
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A lifetime of music for the man who backed Buddy Holly
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Real Buddy Holly Story by Sonny Curtis
Real Buddy Holly Story by Sonny Curtis
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R.I.P. Sonny Curtis, who passed away at the age of 88 on 19th September 2025, Sonny who was a member of the Crickets was a great songwriter, and an amazing musician, playing guitar on Buddy Holly's first session in 1956 with Decca records, on songs like Blue Days Black Nights, and Midnight Shift, and wrote Rock Around With Ollie Vee, amongst many others, Sonny who was a great friend of Buddy Holly wrote the song The Real Buddy Holly Story, which was to set the record straight, the music lives on
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R.I.P. Sonny Curtis, who passed away at the age of 88 on 19th September 2025, Sonny who was a member of the Crickets was a great songwriter, and an amazing musician, playing guitar on Buddy Holly's first session in 1956 with Decca records, on songs like Blue Days Black Nights, and Midnight Shift, and wrote Rock Around With Ollie Vee, amongst many others, Sonny who was a great friend of Buddy Holly wrote the song The Real Buddy Holly Story, which was to set the record straight, the music lives on
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Sonny Curtis - The Real Buddy Holly Story
Sonny Curtis - The Real Buddy Holly Story
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Sonny Curtis on a career spanning Buddy Holly and Mary Tyler Moore https://cbsn.ws/3G9JtT5 | CBS Sunday Morning
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Mo Rocca talks with the disarmingly humble Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sonny Curtis about a career during which he truly made it after all. https://cbsn.ws/3zBl1Y8 | CBS Sunday Morning
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Sonny Curtis dies at 88; former bandmate of Buddy Holly wrote one of TV’s most memorable theme songs
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Musician and songwriter Sonny Curtis, who was an early bandmate of Buddy Holly, and who penned “Love Is All Around” (the theme song of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”), died on Sept. 19 at 88 years old. In this 2022 profile, Mo Rocca spoke with Curtis about a career during which he truly made it after all. | CBS Sunday Morning
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Sonny Curtis, Buddy Holly collaborator and ‘I Fought The Law’ songwriter, dies aged 88
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In Memoriam: 2012 Inductee Sonny Curtis joined the Crickets after Buddy Holly’s death in 1959, allowing the group to evolve from being Holly's backing musicians to becoming a successful, self-contained band. With Curtis as the group’s lead singer and guitarist, the band had a long career on their own as well as backing other artists including Bobby Vee and The Everly Brothers. The Crickets essentially created the blueprint for the archetypal rock & roll line-up — two guitars, bass, and drums — a
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Sonny Curtis, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer with the Crickets and Buddy Holly, dies at 88
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Sonny Curtis wrote the soundtrack of American music, from Buddy Holly’s early days to “I Fought the Law,” “More Than I Can Say,” and the Mary Tyler Moore Show theme. A guitarist, songwriter, Hall of Famer, and Emmy winner, he passed at 88. His music, like his spirit, will keep on living. What’s the Sonny Curtis song that means the most to you? | Legacy.com
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Sonny Curtis was an original member of the Crickets and wrote several of the songs that Buddy Holly sang. #ifoughtthelaw #TheCrickets | Country Road TV
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Sonny Curtis, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer with the Crickets and Buddy Holly, dies at 88
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Sonny Curtis, Crickets Member And "I Fought The Law" Writer, Dead At 88
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