Jerry Fuller, Songwriter-Producer Whose Dozens of Hits Include ‘Young Girl,’ ‘Travelin’ Man’ and ‘Show and Tell,’ Dies at 85
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Jerry Fuller, a songwriter and producer whose No. 1 hits included Ricky Nelson’s “Travelin’ Man,” Gary Puckett & the Union Gap’s “Young Girl,” Al Wilson’s “Show and Tell” and the U.K.
Knickerbockers chart-topper “Lies,” has died at 85. He died at home in Sherman Oaks Thursday night, where he was said to have been surrounded by family and loved ones; the cause was complications from lung cancer.
The Texas-born Fuller also had a short career as a recording artist himself, releasing a lone solo album and several modestly charting singles in a pop-rockabilly vein in 1959-61, before he found far greater success writing and producing for his contemporaries in multiple genres.
Among the hundreds of artists who recorded his 1,000-plus compositions were Reba McEntire, Gene Vincent, Cher, Glen Campbell, Ray Price, Don McLean, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Barbara Mandrell, Percy Sledge, Eddy Arnold, Marty Robbins, Vanessa Williams, Lee Greenwood, Steve Wariner, Lynn Anderson, the Kingston Trio, Pat Boone, Hank Snow, Billy J.
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