Sonny Curtis (born May 9, 1937) is an American singer and songwriter. Most of his work falls into the pop and country genres. He was a teenage friend and band member with Buddy Holly in Lubbock, Texas. 　　Curtis wrote the theme song of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, "Love is All Around", which he also recorded.He also wrote "Walk Right Back", which was a 1960 hit for the Everly Brothers and later in 1978 for Anne Murray; (Sonny and the Crickets also were the supporting backup band for the Everly Brothers for a tour of England in 1960) and "More Than I Can Say", recorded after the Crickets' original by Bobby Vee, then Leo Sayer. 　　"I Fought the Law" was later covered in the studio or in concert by many artists including The Bobby Fuller Four, the Clash, Dead Kennedys, Bryan Adams, John Cougar Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Social Distortion, Mike Ness, Hank Williams Jr, Waylon Jennings, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the Hoodoo Rhythm Devils, Green Day, the Ramones, the Grateful Dead, Stray Cats, Mary's Danish, Mano Negra, the Big Dirty Band, Lolita No. 18, the Brian Jonestown Massacre, Attaque 77, Die Toten Hosen, Status Quo, Nanci Griffith, and the Men They Couldn't Hang.[citation needed] For the 2003 film, Intermission, Colin Farrell recorded a version of the song, singing it in the guise of his character in the film. Sonny Curtis also co-wrote the 1987 Country Song of the Year, "I'm NoStranger to the Rain" recorded by the late Keith Whitley. Other songs he has written include "The Straight Life" (recorded by Glen Campbell, and later by Bobby Goldsboro) and "A Fool NeverLearns(recordedbyAndyWilliams).In1991,SonnyCurtiswasinductedintotheNashvilleSongwriters Hall of Fame.