*We have a bit of biznasty to go over in the beginning so if you want to go straight to the story, skip ahead to around the 9:12 mark.

23-year-old Bobby Fuller, the self-proclaimed “Rock ‘n’ Roll King of the Southwest,” was climbing the charts with hits like “Let Her Dance” and “I Fought the Law” when his life was abruptly cut short. Police quickly wrote his death off as a suicide and there was no criminal investigation. However, the circumstances surrounding Bobby’s death strongly suggest foul play.

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Episode Sources:

“The short life and mysterious death of Bobby Fuller, rock'n'roll king of Texas” by Chris Campion, The Guardian, Jul 16, 2015 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/16/the-short-life-and-mysterious-death-of-bobby-fuller-rocknroll-king-of-texas

“I Fought the Law: The Life & Strange Death of Bobby Fuller” by Miriam Linna & Randell Fuller, Kicks Books, 2014 https://archive.org/details/ifoughtlawlifest0000linn

“Broken melody: The Bobby Fuller story, parts 1-4” by Edna Gundersen, El Paso Times, June 1982 https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/history/2016/06/25/broken-melody-bobby-fuller-story-part-1/86139192/

“Setting the Record Straight on Bobby Fuller” No Depression, July 21, 2010 https://nodepression.org/setting-the-record-straight-on-bobby-fuller/

“The End of the Innocence” SPIN Apr 1991 https://books.google.com/books?id=tmnYK4rTBA4C&pg=PA41-IA1#v=onepage&q&f=false

“L.A. Confidential” by John Ratliff, Texas Monthly, May 2000 https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/l-a-confidential/

“Celebrating a Disturbing New Bio, Bobby Fuller’s Band Rocks Burbank” by Tim Appelo, The Hollywood Reporter, Mar 10, 2015 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/celebrating-a-disturbing-new-bio-780611/

“A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, Episode 138” by Andrew Hickey, Dec 1, 2021 https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-138-i-fought-the-law-by-the-bobby-fuller-four/

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