Sonny Curtis , who wrote such classics as “I Fought the Law,” “Walk Right Back” and the theme for the “Mary Tyler Moore” show, “Love Is All Around,” died Friday after a sudden illness, according to a social media post by his daughter. Curtis also worked closely with Buddy Holly and performed with his band, the Crickets, both before and after the legendary singer’s death. He was 88.

A native of Texas, Curtis was born in 1937 to a musical family — his uncles performed in a bluegrass group called the Mayfield Brothers. He met Buddy Holly at the age of 15 and formed a group with him, opening for such legends as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, and played guitar on several of his recordings. He left Holly to tour with Slim Whitman before rejoining Holly and his band the Cricke

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