Was this one of those “he was worth more dead than alive to the record company” stories?
I have No musical ability but all my life I’ve wanted to combine three great songs to make one really great song.
I fought the law and the law won. Indiana wants me, lord I can’t go back there. And a song that says: And along came Hop a Long Cassidy, Buffalo Bill, Jesse James, and ten thousand Cavalrymen but I can’t remember their names.
I think it’s called Cowboy Corral early 60’s.
I’d love to hear these three blended into one song.
He wrote two other memorable songs: “Walk Right Back,” a hit for the Everly Brothers, and “Love Is All Around,” the theme for the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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“I Fought the Law”: along with “El Paso” and “The Authority Song”, one of my three favorite ‘unsuccessful miscreants’ songs.
I knew nothing about the tragic death of that musician.
But, speaking of ‘macabre and never explained’,
the violent death of actor Bob Crane remains a mystery to this day.
Joe Strummer there’s a blast from the past. Wonder whatever happened to his Fender Stratocaster..?
Somewhere on YouTube is the song “Let Her Dance” by his band maybe 20 years ago. Great song and performance.
Ping
I think most investigators conclude he killed himself in a wierd sequence of self harm
Culminating in gasoline asphyxiation I think
In the parking area under moms apartment in Hollywoodland
Very very very Buddy arranged and sounding IFTLATLW
Man Holly could rest a career on just Not Fade Away alone
A watershed structure of a song for 1957
Sir Mick did it justice too