Jerry Allison
Jerry Ivan Allison (August 31, 1939 – August 22, 2022) was an American musician. He was 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. His only solo chart entry on the Billboard Hot 100 was "Real Wild Child", issued in 1958 under the name Ivan. Allison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 31, 1939 (Hillsboro), Died August 22, 2022
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1956 - 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, percussion, vocalist, guitar
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Recordings
| 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 | instrumentalist, percussion, vocalist | |||
| 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 | |||
| Decca | 104204 | 12/19/1957 | Little baby | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, percussion | |||
| Decca | 104215 | 1/26/1958 | That's my desire | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 104738 | 4/7/1958 | Take your time-1 | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, percussion | |||
| Decca | 104739 | 4/7/1958 | Well ... all right | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, percussion | |||
| Decca | 104993 | 5/19/1958 | Think it over | Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 104994 | 5/19/1958 | Fool's paradise | Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 105286 | 7/11/1958 | Real wild child-1 | Jerry Allison | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 105287 | 2/15/1958 | Oh you beautiful doll-2 | Jerry Allison | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 105511 | 8/14/1958 | Heartbeat | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 105562 | 8/26/1958 | It's so easy | Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 105563 | 8/26/1958 | Lonesome tears | Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 106297 | 12/15/1958 | Frankie Frankenstein | Jerry Allison | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 106298 | 12/29/1958 | That'll be alright | Jerry Allison | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 106514 | 11/21/1958 | Someone, someone | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 106515 | 12/16/1958 | Love's made a fool of you | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 107335 | 5/18/1959 | I fought the law | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 107336 | 5/18/1959 | A sweet love | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 107337 | 5/20/1959 | Time will tell | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 107338 | 5/20/1959 | When you ask about love | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 107339 | 5/20/1959 | Young Foster | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 107340 | 5/27/1959 | Deborah-1 | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 107341 | 5/27/1959 | Why did you leave | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 107342 | 6/2/1959 | Just this once | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 107343 | 6/2/1959 | Baby let's play house | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 107344 | 6/2/1959 | Ting-a-ling | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 108559 | 1/14/1960 | Red headed stranger-1 | Sonny Curtis | instrumentalist, drums, percussion | |||
| Decca | 108560 | 1/14/1960 | Talk about my baby-2 | Sonny Curtis | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 108928 | 3/30/1960 | Baby my heart | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 110997 | 8/21/1961 | Baby won't you come out tonight | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 110998 | 8/21/1961 | Bo Diddley | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 110999 | 8/21/1961 | I guess I was just a fool | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111000 | 8/21/1961 | It's not my fault | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111001 | 8/21/1961 | I tried to forget (see note) | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111002 | 8/21/1961 | I'm gonna set my foot down | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111003 | 8/21/1961 | Changin' all those changes | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111004 | 8/21/1961 | Rock-a-bye rock | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111005 | January 1957 | Brown eyed handsome man | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111006 | 8/21/1961 | Because I love you | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 112352 | 6/19/1962 | Reminiscing | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 112762 | 11/14/1962 | Reminiscing | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 114087 | 10/11/1963 | Rip it up | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 114089 | 10/11/1963 | Blue suede shoes | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 114091 | 10/11/1963 | Honky tonk (Instrumental)-1 | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 114095 | 10/11/1963 | Gone | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 114097 | 10/11/1963 | Shake, rattle and roll | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 114367 | 1/15/1964 | Come back baby | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 114934 | 6/12/1964 | Down the line-1 | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 114937 | 6/12/1964 | I wanna play house with you-2 | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 117145 | 3/15/1966 | That's my desire | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 117146 | 3/12/1965 | Maybe baby | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 120715 | 8/22/1968 | Good rockin' tonight | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 120716 | 8/22/1968 | Blue Monday | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 120717 | 8/22/1968 | Have you ever been lonely-1 | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 120722 | 8/22/1968 | Ain't got no home-1 | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 120723 | 8/22/1968 | Holly hop (Instrumental) | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 11828 | 11/4/1959 | Great balls of fire | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 11829 | 11/4/1959 | Rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu-1 | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 11830 | 11/4/1959 | Smooth guy | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 11856 | 12/12/1959 | After it's over | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 11857 | 11/12/1959 | So you're in love-1 | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 11955 | 2/29/1960 | Baby my heart | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 11956 | 2/29/1960 | So you're in love-1 | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 11957 | 2/29/1960 | Smooth guy | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 11958 | 2/29/1960 | More than I can say | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 12240 | 8/11/1960 | Don't cha know-1 | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | L 12241 | 8/11/1960 | Peggy Sue got married | Crickets, The | instrumentalist, guitar, drums | |||
| Decca | NA 9453 | 7/22/1956 | Rock around with Ollie Vee | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | NA 9454 | 7/22/1956 | I'm changing all those changes | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | NA 9455 | 7/22/1956 | That'll be the day | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | NA 9456 | 7/22/1956 | Girl on my mind | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | NA 9457 | 7/22/1956 | Ting-a-ling | Buddy Holly | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allison, Jerry," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116977.
Allison, Jerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116977.
"Allison, Jerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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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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