Jerry Allison

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 31st, 1939 (Hillsboro)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1956 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, percussion, vocalist, guitar

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 96 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 102021 3/18/1957 I'm looking for someone to love Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 102022 3/18/1957 That'll be the day Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 102255 4/15/1957 Words of love Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 102256 4/15/1957 Mailman bring me no more blues-1 Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103104 8/12/1957 Not fade away Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly vocalist, instrumentalist, percussion  
Decca 103105 8/12/1957 Everyday Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly instrumentalist, percussion  
Decca 103179 8/26/1957 Oh boy (-1) Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103180 8/26/1957 Peggy Sue Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103257 9/12/1957 I'm gonna love you too Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103258 9/12/1957 Listen to me Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103259 9/16/1957 One faded rose-1 Charlie Phillips instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103260 9/16/1957 Sugartime Charlie Phillips instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103526 10/15/1957 You've got love Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103527 10/15/1957 Maybe baby (MC 7452 MCA MCA-3040)-1 Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103528 10/15/1957 It's too late Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103529 10/15/1957 Tell me how Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103530 10/15/1957 An empty cup (and a broken date) Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103531 10/15/1957 Send me some lovin Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103532 10/15/1957 Last night Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 103533 10/15/1957 Rock me, my baby Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 104199 July 1957 Ready Teddy-2 Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 104200 12/19/1957 (You're so square) Baby I don't care Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 104201 July 1957 Valley of tears-1 Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 104202 1/26/1958 Rave on Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 104203 12/19/1957 Look at me-1 Buddy Holly instrumentalist, drums  
(Results 1-25 of 96 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allison, Jerry," accessed April 1, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116977.

Allison, Jerry. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116977.

"Allison, Jerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 1 April 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116977

External Sources

Wikipedia: Jerry Allison

Discogs: Jerry Allison

Allmusic: Jerry Allison

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Allison, Jerry - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2005007052

Wikidata: Jerry Allison - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1687793

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/79681485

MusicBrainz: Jerry Allison - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/900f8151-f582-4d6e-bd4e-8f02b838239e

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