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 (Results 76-96 of 96 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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, drums, guitar | |||
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 November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116977.
Allison, Jerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116977.
"Allison, Jerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 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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