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. Sonny is his actual first name, not a nickname. His song "The Real Buddy Holly Story" was written in response to the inaccuracies in the movie "The Buddy Holly Story."
His most famous song is probably the theme from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, "Love is All Around", which he wrote as well as recorded. [1] He also wrote "Walk Right Back", which was a hit for the Everly Brothers and later for Anne Murray, "More Than I Can Say", first done by Bobby Vee, then Leo Sayer, and "I Fought the Law", which was most famously covered by fellow Texan Bobby Fuller, and was also later recorded by The Clash as well as a version with different lyrics recorded by The Dead Kennedys. Cover versions of "I Fought the Law" have also been performed and/or recorded by Bryan Adams, John Cougar Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Social Distortion, Mike Ness, Hank Williams Jr, Waylon Jennings, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Green Day, The Ramones,.