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Jerry Fuller, Songwriter-Producer Whose Dozens of Hits Include ‘Young Girl,’ ‘Travelin’ Man’ and ‘Show and Tell,’ Dies at 85
Jerry Fuller, a songwriter whose hits include Gary Puckett's 'Young Girl' and Rick Nelson's 'Travelin' Man,' has died at 85.
1 hits included Ricky Nelson’s “Travelin’ Man,” Gary Puckett & the Union Gap’s “Young Girl,” Al Wilson’s “Show and Tell” and the U.K. Knickerbockers chart-topper “Lies,” has died at 85. The Texas-born Fuller also had a short career as a recording artist himself, releasing a lone solo album and several modestly charting singles in 1959-61, before he found far greater success writing and producing for his contemporaries. Among the hundreds of artists who recorded his 1,000-plus compositions were Reba McEntire, Gene Vincent, Cher, Glen Campbell, Ray Price, Don McLean, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Barbara Mandrell, Percy Sledge, Eddy Arnold, Marty Robbins, Vanessa Williams, Lee Greenwood, Steve Wariner, Lynn Anderson, the Kingston Trio, Pat Boone, Hank Snow, Billy J. Kramer and Lou Rawls.
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