Jerry Fuller, Songwriter of ‘Young Girl’ and ‘Travelin’ Man,’ Is Dead at 85

He found a musical sweet spot between romance and “out of line” desire for recordings by Ricky Nelson, Johnny Mathis and Gary Puckett and the Union Gap.

​He found a musical sweet spot between romance and “out of line” desire for recordings by Ricky Nelson, Johnny Mathis and Gary Puckett and the Union Gap.