Sixty-seven years ago today, Buddy Holly and the Crickets topped the chart for the first time with a song inspired by a classic Western film.

Among other things, he wrote the song “I Fought the Law,” which later became a hit for the Bobby Fuller Four in 1965.

Fans of Buddy Holly & The Crickets will want to catch “Buddy Holly: Oh Boy!” at Fargo Theatre. The tribute band features ...

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

South Plains native Sonny Curtis, a prolific songwriter who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of ...

Sonny Curtis was born on May 9, 1937, in Meadow, Texas. He grew up with Buddy Holly, and the two friends shared a love for ...

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 ...

Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic “I Fought the Law” and posed the enduring question “Who can ...

Curtis joined The Crickets in late 1958 as guitarist and lead vocalist after Holly transitioned over to the business side of ...

Sonny Curtis, the singer, songwriter, and musician known for penning songs like “I Fought The Law” and performing in Buddy Holly’s band the Crickets, has died. He was 88. Per The New York Times, his ...

Buddy Holly was one of the brightest sparks of the rock age, but his light was snuffed out at 22 in a plane crash, inspiring the question 'what if?' ...