Curtis was a childhood friend of Buddy Holly and even opened for Elvis Presley before he became a household name Among his hundreds of songwriting credits were the theme song for The Mary Tyler Moore ...
Curtis King, founder of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL), poses for a photo at TBAAL in Dallas on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer The Dallas Morning News is ...
His daughter announced his death on Facebook following "a sudden illness" Sonny Curtis, a member of the Crickets and a prolific songwriter, has died at 88 following a "sudden illness" Curtis was a ...