Famed singer-songwriter, former member of The Crickets, and mentor in Lubbock’s music scene, Sonny Curtis died at 88 years old, on Sept. 19, 2025.
Curtis was born at the end of the Dust Bowl, in 1937. He grew up on a cotton farm in Meadow, Texas, less than 30 miles southwest of Lubbock.
Working the fields and driving a tractor all day long gave Curtis time to think and to write his songs, explained Jacqueline Bober, the City of Lubbock’s municipal museums director. In her role with the Buddy Holly Center, she met Curtis a number of times and has studied The Crickets’ careers…