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

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 ...

Sonny Curtis, a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer who wrote “I Fought the Law” and the iconic theme song for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," has died at 88.

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

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic “I Fought the Law” and posed the enduring ...

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 ...

Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the theme song to “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” and “I Fought the Law, has died at the age of 88. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in ...

FILE - From left, Sonny Curtis, Bobby Vee, Joe B. Maudlin and Jerry J.I. Allison perform at the Stillman auditorium in Clear Lake, Iowa on Friday Jan. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/The Globe-Gazette, Teresa ...

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 ...

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 ...