Jerry Fuller speaks

[Mick Sway]

Thought this might be interesting to some, given his many contributions to Soul Music, particularly in the 60's and 70's.

Whilst listening to Sound's of the 60's on Radio 2 last Saturday, Alan Freeman played a tune that I wasn't familiar with

Travellin Man by Ricky Nelson. Because of the production and delivery on the record, it immediately struck me as a Sam Cooke

record. However further research led me to discover that it was in fact composed by Jerry Fuller , who offered it to Sam, who

subsequently turned it down. Consequently it was released as a double A side to "Hey Mary Lou" which sold millions.

I for one had never seen Jerry Fuller whose production and song writing credits light up many a Northern tune,

here he talks about the song and production (my apologies to anyone who knows of the story) :

 

 

 

Edited January 3, 2016 by Mick Sway