Sonny Curtis, Crickets Frontman Behind ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ Theme, Dies at 88

In addition to “Love Is All Around,” the Texan wrote “I Fought the Law,” “Walk Right Back” and “More Than I Can Say,” hits for The Clash, The Everly Brothers and Leo Sayer, respectively.Sonny Curtis, the singer and guitarist who played with Buddy Holly, fronted The Crickets and wrote and performed “Love Is All Around,” the indelible theme song for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died. He was 88. Curtis died Friday after a “sudden illness,” his daughter, Sarah, announced on Facebook. Curtis also wrote the rebellious “I Fought the Law” in 1958 and recorded it with The Crickets...