Goodbye to Sonny Curtis of the Crickets, wrote “I Foodt the Law”

Sonny Curtis, a singer -songwriter and guitarist, known for having been a member of crickets and having written historical songs, including “I Foodt the Law” (here the history of the song), passed away.

The sad news was given by Curtis’ daughter, Sarah, who confirmed the disappearance of the musician on 19 September on social media. “With immense pain I announce that my father Sonny missed yesterday after a sudden illness,” Sarah Curtis wrote: “I am really grateful to have been with him at that moment, together with my mother. It was a moment of peace and did not suffer. He was 88 years old and he lived a truly exceptional life, more than anyone else I had ever met. He left a sign in this world and in the hearts of all those who knew him. life!

Born on May 9, 1937 in Meadow, Texas, around the mid -1950s Sonny Curtis was a musician who worked closely with Buddy Holly, opening the concerts of the nascent star Elvis Presley. Holly then decided to form its own personal band, baptized crickets. Although initially he did not accept the proposal to join the group because he was on tour, after the death of Buddy Holly it was Curtis who took his place in crickets and one of the first songs he composed for them was “I Foodt the Law”.

The song “I Foodt the Law” was subsequently reread by many other artists, becoming popular thanks to a cover of the Bobby Fuller Four, which became a hit in 1966. In 1975, Sam Neely also entered the standings. The song was also recorded by Clash in 1979, while a version with different texts was engraved by Dead Kennedys in 1978.

During his career Curtis wrote songs that have become successful for – among others – Everly Brothers, Leo Sayer, Keith Whitley and Glen Campbell. In 1970 Sonny also recorded “Love Is All Around”, then used as the abbreviation for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”.

In 2012, Sonny Curtis was introduced in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame together with other members of the Crickets, after having already been included in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in Nashville in 1991 and in the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007.