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Sonny Curtis, member of the Crickets who wrote the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" theme song, dies at 88

Sonny Curtis, member of the Crickets who wrote the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" theme song, dies at 88
entertainment • 9/20/2025

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

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 to "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," has died at 88. C... [5928 chars]