Jerry Fuller Dies: Hit Songwriter For ‘Young Girl’ And ‘Travelin’ Man’ Was 85
deadline.comJerry Fuller, a hit-making songwriter whose works were recorded by Ricky Nelson, Gary Puckett, Reba McEntire, Sam Cooke, Lawrence Welk, the Kingston Trio, Billy Eckstine, Engelbert Humperdinck and more, died July 18 at his home in Los Angeles at 85.
The cause was complications of lung cancer, his wife, Annette Fuller, said to the New York Times. Fuller specialized in pop love songs.
His first major hit was “Travelin’ Man,” which Ricky Nelson took to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. Fuller and friend Glen Campbell were major players in the Los Angeles recording-studio scene of the 1960s.
In 1968, his output included O.C. Smith’s recording of “Little Green Apples,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard chart. Working as an A&R producer for Columbia Records, Fuller discovered Gary Puckett performing in a San Diego bowling alley.
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