Sonny Curtis, the frontman of Buddy Holly’s band The Crickets who wrote classic songs including the theme for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” has died. He was 88. Curtis died Friday “after a sudden ...

Editor’s Note: Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker, Librarian Emeritus, Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached at [email protected]. Today’s article about Buddy Holly and the ...

Editor’s Note: Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker, Librarian Emeritus, Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached [email protected]. Today’s article about Buddy Holly and the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DURANT, Okla. (KFOR) — We worship our heroes ...

South Plains native Sonny Curtis, a prolific singer-songwritter who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Crickets, is being remembered for his lasting impact on the ...

Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic “I Fought the Law” and posed the enduring question “Who can turn the world on with her smile?” as the writer-crooner of the theme song ...

On this day, one of the most important rock and roll bands of the 20th century made their debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show'.

Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic “I Fought the Law” and posed the enduring question “Who can turn the world on with her smile?” as the writer-crooner of the theme song ...

Jerry Allison released a single in 1958 under his middle name, Ivan. It only reached No. 68 on the charts. However, as a drummer and songwriter with Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Allison had much more ...