Sonny Curtis

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Sonny Curtis (born May 9, 1937) 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. Curtis was born in Meadow, Texas, United States. He played on some of Buddy Holly's earlier 1956 Decca sessions including minor hit 'Blue Days Black Nights' and a song he wrote 'Rock Around With Ollie Vee'. In 1955 & '56 he along with Buddy opened concerts for rising new star Elvis Presley. Although he had gone on the road with other musicians by the time Buddy Holly put together the Crickets in 1957, Curtis joined the Crickets after Holly's death in 1959, and soon took over the lead vocalist role in addition to lead guitar. As the credits show, he was part of the band for the 1960 album In Style with the Crickets for which they recorded the original versions of two of Curtis's best known songs, "I Fought the Law" and "More Than I Can Say" (co-written with drummer Jerry Allison). Along with Cricket Jerry Allison he participated in Eddie Cochran's last recording sessions including the song 'Three Steps to Heaven'. In 1964 he released the single "A Beatle I Want to Be". He has continued to record and perform intermittently as part of the band over six decades, most recently in their album The Crickets and their Buddies (2004) where they reprised most of their hits with help from many noted fellow musicians. Curtis did leave the band s

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Sonny Curtis

The 1st Of Sonny Curtis

Love is All Around / Here, There and Everywhere

Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

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TV Guide 50 All-Time Favorite TV Themes

The Sonny Curtis Style

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Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.2: From the 50's and 60's

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All-Time Top 100 TV Themes

Christine (Music from the Motion Picture)

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Tube Tunes Volume One - The '7

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Beatlemaniacs!!!

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Clyde Barrow and the Legendary Bar Busters

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