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 1-25 of 96 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allison, Jerry," accessed September 12, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116977.
Allison, Jerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116977.
"Allison, Jerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 September 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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