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Bobby Fuller. Robert Gaston Fuller (October 22, 1942 – July 18, 1966) [ 1] was an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for "Let Her Dance" and his cover of the Crickets ' " I Fought the Law ," recorded with his group The Bobby Fuller Four .
The Bobby Fuller Four (sometimes stylized as Bobby Fuller 4) was a popular mid-1960s American rock & roll band started by Bobby Fuller. First formed in 1962 in Fuller's hometown of El Paso, Texas , the group went on to produce some of its most memorable hits under the Mustang Records label in Hollywood, California .
Songwriter (s) Sonny Curtis. Producer (s) Norman Petty. " I Fought the Law " is a song written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets and popularized by a cover by the Bobby Fuller Four, becoming a top-ten hit for the band in 1966. Their version of the song was ranked No. 175 on the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004, and ...
I Fought the Law is the second and final studio album by The Bobby Fuller Four.It was released by Mustang Records in February 1966 in stereo and mono. Its title comes from the title track, "I Fought the Law", which had recently become a hit single for the group, eventually charting at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Let Her Dance. " Let Her Dance " is a song by the Bobby Fuller Four. It was the group's fourth single under Del-Fi Records, and the first to achieve national attention. "Let Her Dance" is a modified version of an earlier Bobby Fuller song, "Keep on Dancing". The modifications came as a result of producer Bob Keane, who slowed it down and added ...
The Texas Tapes Revisited. Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited is a Grammy nominated [1] compilation of the work of Bobby Fuller and his recording band in El Paso, Texas before signing to Bob Keane 's Del-Fi Records 1964. The two CDs compile Fuller's hit local singles, and a wealth of outtakes and other recordings over its 50 tracks. Shakedown!
Love's Made a Fool of You. "It's So Easy!" " Love's Made a Fool of You " is a song co-written and originally performed by Buddy Holly. It was later re-recorded by Sonny Curtis and the Crickets, with the lead vocal by Earl Sinks, and famously covered by the Bobby Fuller Four . Buddy Holly first wrote the song in 1954. [2]
The title track, "King of the Wheels", is a reworking of an earlier Bobby Fuller song, "King of the Beach". "KRLA Top Eliminator" was based on the real-life customized dragster made by KRLA (seen on the cover), and a reworking of a live cover of "El Paso Rock" by Long John Hunter ; Fuller's band used to perform in El Paso.