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Sonny Curtis dies aged 88

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September 22, 2025
by Dan Biggane

Sonny Curtis, Crickets guitarist and composer of I Fought The Law, died at the age of 88 on 19 September. His death was reported on the Buddy Holly Facebook page: “We…

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