This week in 1961: The Soviet Union had just put its first man in space, The Bay Of Pigs Landing in Cuba was labeled as a "fiasco", The French exploded their fourth atomic bomb, and a teenage ...

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 Knickerbockers’ U.K.

He discovered Glen Campbell and collaborated often with the likes of Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Ricky Nelson and Ray Price. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Fuller died Thursday at his home in ...

Their father was a travelin’ man who made stops all over the world, and now twin brothers Matthew and Gunnar Nelson are following in his footsteps. After a performance in Jamaica, the twin sons of ...

Jerry Fuller, who wrote such hit songs as “Travelin’ Man” for Ricky Nelson, and “Young Girl” for Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, died on Thursday. He was 85. Fuller died at his home in Sherman Oaks of ...

How about this somewhat forgotten gem in the doo-wop and pop genres? “Travelin’ Man” by Ricky Nelson was released in April 1961. It became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Fun fact: Songwriter ...

A new book is delving into rumors that cocaine had something to do with the plane crash that took pop star Ricky Nelson's ...

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 ...