The Curtis' shotgun shack, one room, 12-by-14 feet, occupies prime real estate in Sonny's memory. There was a bed, off which Arthur Lee Curtis and the former Ms. Violet Cleo Moore took the ...

Meadow native Sonny Curtis, 74, toured and played with a number of stars before joining the Crickets after the death of Buddy Holly in 1959. He also played guitar with Holly in earlier years, and c… ...

Curtis was able to meet Mary Tyler Moore on numerous occasions, including the first day the show aired, all starting off with his song. "Mary Tyler Moore was Mary Tyler Moore!" Curtis said.

Meet the Writer Behind “Love Is All Around” Born on May 9, 1937, in Meadow, Texas, Sonny Curtis had a storied music career long before he wrote one of the most famous TV theme songs of all time.

Sonny Curtis – who penned and performed “The Mary Tyler Moore Show“ theme song – said Wednesday he was crushed over the TV star’s death, but still managed a smile looking back at his ...

West Texan Sonny Curtis very well could be the Bo Jackson of songwriting. Instead of excelling in two sports, the 75-year-old Curtis penned two classics that are as divergent as football and baseball.

Recorded April 1, 2017, musician and songwriter Sonny Curtis performs as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s fiftieth anniversary celebration. As member of the Crickets, Curtis ...