West Texas simplicity and the stuff of legends: The tale of songwriter Sonny Curtis

Sonny Curtis, one of our 2013 Hall of Fame inductees, set aside some time to talk with CultureMap about his Texas roots and his career as a critically renowned (and commercially successful) songwriter.

The tale of Sonny Curtis unfolds as any great Texas songwriter’s should, with equal parts simplicity and the stuff of legends. Starting with West Texas sandstorms of mythic proportions and featuring the likes of Buddy Holly and The Clash, Sonny Curtis’ story has itself become a piece of Texas folklore.

But, like any good-hearted Texan, Curtis (who now resides in Tennessee) tells this tale with charm and light laughter, showing that even a legendary career of six decades can’t water down a poetic West Texas soul…

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