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Jerry Allison

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Jerry Ivan Allison (born August 31, 1939) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the Crickets and co-writer of their hits "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue", recorded with Buddy Holly. [1]

54 relations: Albert Lee, AllMusic, Bobby Vee, Buddy Holly, Clovis, New Mexico, Conway Twitty, Coral Records, Cymbal, Da Capo Press, David Box, Earl Sinks, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Glen Hardin, HarperCollins, Hillsboro, Texas, I Fought the Law, Jerry Naylor, Joe B. Mauldin, Johnny Burnette, Johnny O'Keefe, Johnny Rivers, Leo Sayer, Liberty Records, Lubbock, Texas, Mode (music), More Than I Can Say, Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, Nanci Griffith, Nashville, Tennessee, Norman Petty, Paul McCartney, Peggy Sue, Phonograph record, Random House, Record chart, Rock and roll, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rockabilly, Session musician, Snare drum, Sonny Curtis, Sound recording and reproduction, That'll Be the Day, The Crickets, The Everly Brothers, Tom-tom drum, Tommy Allsup, ..., Waylon Jennings, Westview Press, Wild One (Johnny O'Keefe song), (Till) I Kissed You. Expand index (4 more) »

Albert Lee

Albert William Lee (born 21 December 1943) is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique.

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AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide or AMG) is an online music guide.

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Bobby Vee

Robert Thomas Velline (April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016), known professionally as Bobby Vee, was an American singer, songwriter and musician who was a teen idol in the early 1960s and also appeared in films.

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Buddy Holly

Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll.

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Clovis, New Mexico

Clovis is the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States, with a population of 37,775 as of the 2010 census, and a 2014 estimated population of 39,860.

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Conway Twitty

Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American country music singer.

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Coral Records

Coral Records was a subsidiary of Decca Records formed in 1949.

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Cymbal

A cymbal is a common percussion instrument.

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Da Capo Press

Da Capo Press is an American publishing company with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.

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David Box

Harold David Box (August 11, 1943 – October 23, 1964) was an American rock musician in the early 1960s.

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Earl Sinks

Henry Earl Sinks (January 1, 1940 – May 13, 2017), known professionally as Earl Sinks, was an American singer-songwriter and actor, known by many pseudonyms.

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Eddie Cochran

Edward Raymond Cochran (October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American musician.

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor.

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Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician.

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Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton, (born 1945), is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

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Glen Hardin

Glen Dee Hardin (born April 18, 1939) is an American piano player and arranger.

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HarperCollins

HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. is one of the world's largest publishing companies and is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster.

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Hillsboro, Texas

Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Hill County, Texas, United States.

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I Fought the Law

"I Fought the Law" is a song written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets and popularized by a cover by the Bobby Fuller Four, which went on to become a top-ten hit for the band in 1966 and was also recorded by the Clash in 1979.

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Jerry Naylor

Jerry Naylor Jackson (born March 6, 1939) as Jerry Naylor, is an American country and rock and roll artist and broadcaster and inspirational speaker, who was the lead singer of The Crickets following the death of Buddy Holly.

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Joe B. Mauldin

Joseph Benson Mauldin, Jr. (July 8, 1940 – February 7, 2015) was an American bass player, songwriter, and audio engineer who was best known as the bassist for the early rock and roll group The Crickets.

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Johnny Burnette

John Joseph "Johnny" Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American singer-songwriter of rockabilly and pop music.

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Johnny O'Keefe

John Michael O'Keefe (19 January 1935 – 6 October 1978) was an Australian rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s.

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Johnny Rivers

Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is an American rock 'n' roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer.

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Leo Sayer

Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948) is a British born singer-songwriter musician and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades.

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Liberty Records

Liberty Records was a United States-based record label.

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Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States.

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Mode (music)

In the theory of Western music, a mode is a type of musical scale coupled with a set of characteristic melodic behaviors.

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More Than I Can Say

"More Than I Can Say" is a song written by Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison, both former members of Buddy Holly's band the Crickets.

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Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum

The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum (MHOF) honors all musicians regardless of genre or instrument.

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Nanci Griffith

Nanci Caroline Griffith (born July 6, 1953) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, reared in Austin, Texas, who currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County.

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Norman Petty

Norman Petty (May 25, 1927 – August 15, 1984) was an American musician and record producer who is best known for his association with Buddy Holly and the Crickets, who recorded in his studio.

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Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.

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Peggy Sue

"Peggy Sue" is a rock and roll song written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty, recorded and released as a single by Holly in early July of 1957.

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Phonograph record

A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English, or record) is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove.

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Random House

Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world.

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Record chart

A record chart, also called a music chart, is a ranking of recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period of time.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950sJim Dawson and Steve Propes, What Was the First Rock'n'Roll Record (1992),.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, recognizes and archives the history of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have had some major influence on the development of rock and roll.

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Rockabilly

Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the South.

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Session musician

Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances.

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Snare drum

A snare drum or side drum is a percussion instrument that produces a sharp staccato sound when the head is struck with a drum stick, due to the use of a series of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin.

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Sonny Curtis

Sonny Curtis (born May 9, 1937) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects.

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That'll Be the Day

"That'll Be the Day" is a song written by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison.

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The Crickets

The Crickets were an American rock and roll band from Lubbock, Texas, formed by singer-songwriter Buddy Holly in the 1950s.

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The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers were an American country-influenced rock and roll duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing.

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Tom-tom drum

A tom-tom drum is a cylindrical drum with no snares, named from the Anglo-Indian and Sinhala language.

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Tommy Allsup

Thomas Douglas Allsup (November 24, 1931 – January 11, 2017) was an American rockabilly and swing musician.

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Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings (pronounced; June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician.

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Westview Press

Westview Press was an American publishing house.

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Wild One (Johnny O'Keefe song)

"Wild One" or "Real Wild Child" is an Australian rock and roll song written by Johnny Greenan, Johnny O'Keefe, and Dave Owens.

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(Till) I Kissed You

"('Till) I Kissed You" is a song written by Don Everly of The Everly Brothers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Allison

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