Meanwhile, the legacy of The Mary Tyler Moore Show — with its iconic theme song that Curtis wrote — carries on to this day.

A prolific singer and songwriter who got his start with Buddy Holly, he also wrote “I Fought the Law,” “Walk Right Back” and ...

Sonny Curtis died Friday, his wife of more than a half-century, Louise Curtis, confirmed to The Associated Press.

Sonny Curtis, a Texas-born vintage rock 'n' roller who penned the classic I Fought the Law and posed the enduring ...

Sonny Curtis, a rock 'n' roll pioneer who played guitar in Buddy Holly's Crickets, wrote "I Fought the Law" in an afternoon ...

The late star - who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame over a decade earlier - is known for creating the theme ...

About a decade ago, after Ted Harbert had been accused (wrongly, he says) of killing the television theme song, he put together a tape he called Ted's All-Time Favorite Theme Songs. He still has a few ...

“Being Mary Tyler Moore” unfolds like a filmed version of an immersive literary biography, delving beneath Moore’s cheerily enigmatic public facade to reveal her personal struggles, triumphs, and ...