# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sonny-curtis
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:46:45.133Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sonny-curtis"
name: "Sonny Curtis"
slug: "sonny-curtis"
description: "Sonny Curtis was an American singer and songwriter. Known for his collaborations with Buddy Holly, he was a member of the Crickets and continued with the band after Holly's death in 1959. He is a member of three music Halls of Fame including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
tagline: "American musician"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Sonny_Curtis.png"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1937-05-09"
deathDate: "2025-09-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.32
  momentum:             0
  historical:           14.139572
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193510/"
    handle:    "nm0193510"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.sonnycurtis.com/"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "سوني كورتيس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89_%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B3"
    title: "سونى كورتيس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "سونی کورتیس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Curtis"
    title: "Sonny Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Curtis"
    title: "Sonny Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Curtis"
    title: "Sonny Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B3"
    title: "سانی کرتیس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Curtis"
    title: "Sonny Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Curtis"
    title: "Sonny Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Curtis"
    title: "Sonny Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Curtis"
    title: "Sonny Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Curtis"
    title: "Sonny Curtis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%96_%D0%9A%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D1%96%D1%81"
    title: "Сонні Кертіс"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sonny_Curtis"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3d01cbe9-b68a-461e-9221-25bd2448ec6f"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q540395"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1937547"
    title: "Sonny Curtis"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump