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Sonny Curtis, Prolific Songwriter, Dies
A prolific singer and songwriter who got his start with Buddy Holly, he wrote "I Fought the Law," "Walk Right Back" the "Mary Tyler Moore" theme and hundreds of other songs.
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Sonny Curtis was born in Meadow, Texas, on May 9, 1937, to Arthur and Violet (Moore) Curtis. He was the second youngest of six children.
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The Bobby Fuller Four, Hank Williams Jr., Roy Orbison, Bruce Springsteen and the Clash were among the many acts that covered "I Fought the Law," with its memorable refrain, "I fought the law and the law won." "The song came quick," Mr. Curtis said in an interview with the International Songwriters Association. "It was one of those West Texas afternoons where the sand was blowing, those days you have in the spring. Probably March 1958. I wrote it in 15 minutes " bam! If you listen to it, you can tell you don't have to be a rocket scientist to write those lyrics."
"The song came quick," Mr. Curtis said in an interview with the International Songwriters Association. "It was one of those West Texas afternoons where the sand was blowing, those days you have in the spring. Probably March 1958. I wrote it in 15 minutes " bam! If you listen to it, you can tell you don't have to be a rocket scientist to write those lyrics."
#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-09-22 08:31 AM | Reply
Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought the Law (1966) www.youtube.com
R.I.P. Sonny Curtis, thank-you for the songs.
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-22 05:53 PM | Reply
Love Is All Around
#3 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-09-22 06:29 PM | Reply
@#3
That version of the song is great. I have the 45 of it.
#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-23 01:41 PM | Reply
A song that just popped up on a playlist here has the lyrics ,,,
Wally - What To Do (1974) www.youtube.com
It has the lyrics ...
"...All I need is music to bring the best in me..."
Yeah.
A major Yeah.
#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-25 12:36 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
#3
This version is also great.
youtu.be
#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-09-25 03:14 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
Then, there's this:
Dead Kennedys - I Fought the Law
#7 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-09-25 08:16 AM | Reply
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