Crickets, The

The Crickets were an American rock and roll band from Lubbock, Texas, formed by singer-songwriter Buddy Holly in January 1957. Their first hit record, "That'll Be the Day", released in May 1957, peaked at number three on the Billboard Top 100 chart on September 16, 1957. The sleeve of their first album, The "Chirping" Crickets, shows the band line-up at the time: Holly on lead vocals and lead guitar, Niki Sullivan on rhythm guitar, Jerry Allison on drums, and Joe B. Mauldin on bass. The Crickets helped set the template for subsequent rock bands, such as the Beatles, with their guitar-bass-drums line-up, performing their own self-written material. After Holly's death in 1959 the band continued to tour and record into the 1960s and beyond with other band members through to the 21st century.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1957, Died Ceased 2016

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1957 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 40 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	102021	3/18/1957	I'm looking for someone to love	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	102022	3/18/1957	That'll be the day	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	103104	8/12/1957	Not fade away	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	103105	8/12/1957	Everyday	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	103526	10/15/1957	You've got love	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	103527	10/15/1957	Maybe baby (MC 7452 MCA MCA-3040)-1	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	103528	10/15/1957	It's too late	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	103529	10/15/1957	Tell me how	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	103530	10/15/1957	An empty cup (and a broken date)	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	103531	10/15/1957	Send me some lovin	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	103532	10/15/1957	Last night	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	103533	10/15/1957	Rock me, my baby	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	104993	5/19/1958	Think it over	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	104994	5/19/1958	Fool's paradise	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	105562	8/26/1958	It's so easy	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	105563	8/26/1958	Lonesome tears	Crickets, The ; Buddy Holly	Musical group
Decca	106514	11/21/1958	Someone, someone	Crickets, The	Musical group
Decca	106515	12/16/1958	Love's made a fool of you	Crickets, The	Musical group
Decca	107335	5/18/1959	I fought the law	Crickets, The	Musical group
Decca	107336	5/18/1959	A sweet love	Crickets, The	Musical group
Decca	107337	5/20/1959	Time will tell	Crickets, The	Musical group
Decca	107338	5/20/1959	When you ask about love	Crickets, The	Musical group
Decca	107339	5/20/1959	Young Foster	Crickets, The	Musical group
Decca	107340	5/27/1959	Deborah-1	Crickets, The	Musical group
Decca	107341	5/27/1959	Why did you leave	Crickets, The	Musical group

(Results 1-25 of 40 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crickets, The," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116384.

Crickets, The. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116384.

"Crickets, The." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.