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News: Jerry Fuller Dies at 85: Songwriter Who Wrote Hits Travelin' Man and Young Girl Dies
Jerry Fuller, a prolific songwriter whose works have been recorded by Ricky Nelson, Gary Puckett, Reba McEntire, Sam Cooke, Lawrence Welk, the Kingston Trio, Billy Eckstine, Engelbert Humperdinck and others, died July 18 at his Los Angeles home at age 85 from complications of lung cancer, his wife, Annette Fuller, told The New York Times.
Fuller specialized in pop love songs. His first big hit was “Travelin' Man,” which reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for Ricky Nelson in 1961.
Fuller and his friend Glen Campbell were major players in the Los Angeles recording studio scene of the 1960s. In 1968, their output included O.C. Smith's recording of "Little Green Apples," which reached number two on the Billboard charts.
