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Jerry Fuller Dies: Hit Songwriter For ‘Young Girl’ And ‘Travelin’ Man’ Was 85
Jerry 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.