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American rock and roll band

The Crickets

The Crickets in 1958 (top to bottom): Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, and Joe B. Mauldin

The Crickets in 1958 (acme to bottom):
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, and Joe B. Mauldin

Groundwork information
Origin Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Genres
  • Rock and curlicue
  • rockabilly
Years active 1957–2016
Labels
  • Brunswick
  • Coral
  • Liberty
  • MCA
  • Vertigo
  • Chirp
Website world wide web.thecrickets.com
By members
  • Buddy Holly
  • Jerry Allison
  • Joe B. Mauldin
  • Earl Sinks
  • Jerry Naylor
  • Niki Sullivan
  • Sonny Curtis
  • Tommy Allsup
  • Glen Hardin
Waylon Jennings

The Crickets were an American rock and curlicue band from Lubbock, Texas, formed past singer-songwriter Buddy Holly in January 1957. Their start hit record, "That'll Exist the 24-hour interval", released in May 1957, peaked at number three on the Billboard Top 100 chart on September 16th, 1957. The sleeve of their commencement album, The "Chirping" Crickets, shows the ring line-up at the time: Holly on pb vocals and atomic number 82 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. Later on Holly's decease in 1959 the band continued to tour and record with other ring members into the 21st century.

History [edit]

Formation [edit]

Norman Picayune Recording Studios

Holly had been making demo recordings with local musician friends since 1954. Sonny Curtis, Jerry Allison, and Larry Welborn participated in these sessions. In 1956 Holly's band, then known informally as Buddy and the Two Tones (Holly with Sonny Curtis and Don Approximate;[1] posthumous releases refer to the Three Tunes), recorded an album's worth of rockabilly numbers in Nashville, Tennessee, for Decca. The records were not more mildly successful, and the band did non reach financial success until 1957, when the producer and recording engineer Norman Petty recorded Holly's sessions in Clovis, New United mexican states.

Holly had already recorded for some other label nether his own proper name, so to avoid legal problems he needed a new name for his grouping.[2] Every bit the Crickets recalled in John Goldrosen's book Buddy Holly – His Life and Music, they were inspired by other groups named after birds. They were and then because insect-centered names, manifestly unaware of the Bronx R&B song group the Crickets, who recorded for Jay-Dee.[3] They almost chose the name Beetles;[iv] years later, the Beatles chose their name partly in homage to the Crickets.[2] [5]

The Crickets were lead guitarist and vocalist Buddy Holly, drummer Jerry Allison, bassist Joe B. Mauldin, and rhythm guitarist Niki Sullivan. Sullivan dropped out later a little more one year to resume his instruction. The Crickets, now a trio, continued to make stage and TV appearances and recorded more than songs, many composed by the band members.

Early success [edit]

Trading card of the Crickets, 1957: (dorsum row, left to correct) Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Niki Sullivan; (forepart) Joe Mauldin. Topps issued series cards featuring movie stars, goggle box stars and recording stars. The Crickets were part of its series of recording stars cards.

In 1957 Norman Little arranged for the Crickets' recordings to be marketed nether ii separate names. The solo vocals were released as being performed by Buddy Holly, and the songs with dubbed backing vocals were issued as existence sung past the Crickets.[2] Petty reasoned correctly that disc jockeys might be reluctant to plan a unmarried artist as well heavily simply would play records past ii seemingly unlike groups. Some disc jockeys referred to the band equally "Buddy Holly and the Crickets", but record labels never used this diction until subsequently Holly's death.

In 1958, Holly broke with producer Petty and moved to New York to be more involved with the publishing and recording businesses. Allison and Mauldin chose not to move and returned to Lubbock. Holly now recorded under his ain name with the studio musicians Tommy Allsup and Carl Agglomeration. Waylon Jennings toured with him shortly afterward Holly left the Crickets.

Allison and Mauldin looked forward to rejoining Holly after he returned from a winter tour through the northern Midwest. In the meantime, Mauldin, Allison, and Sonny Curtis (a friend and collaborator of Holly'due south) began recording new songs equally the Crickets, with vocals past Earl Sinks. While they were recording, information technology was announced that Holly had died in a plane crash while on tour.

After Holly's death [edit]

The Crickets, now with vocalist Earl Sinks, went on performing after Holly'south death.[6] David Box, a native of Lubbock, Texas, who sang in a manner similar to Holly, joined the group as atomic number 82 singer for their 1960 unmarried "Dont Cha Know"/"Peggy Sue Got Married", released as Coral 62238 after the departure of Sinks. Curtis was non in the band at the time, as he was completing military machine service. Box, who had left the group in 1960, died in a charter aeroplane crash on Oct 23, 1964, while touring equally a solo singer.[seven] [8]

In April 1960 the Crickets backed the Everly Brothers on their first UK concert bout but were non billed as their backing group.[9] By 1962, the Crickets consisted of Curtis, Allison, Glen D. Hardin and Jerry Naylor. That year, the Crickets' version of the Gerry Goffin–Carole Rex song "Don't Always Change" (Liberty Records), featuring Naylor on atomic number 82 vocals,[half dozen] reached the tiptop five in the British single charts.[10] Too in 1962 they released Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets, an album with Bobby Vee on pb vocals. For their 1962 UK tour, Allison was temporarily out of the group because of commitments with the U.Due south. Air Force.

In 1963, the Crickets hit the Britain top 40 twice more, with the singles "My Little Girl" and "Don't Try to Alter Me", the last of their recordings to accomplish the charts. The ring continued to record. In 1964, the Crickets issued their version of the surf rock vocal "California Sun" for their album of the same championship.[11]

In 1970, Jerry Allison and Sonny Curtis performed backing vocals for Eric Clapton for his first solo album titled Eric Clapton.

Personnel changes were made over the years, with Curtis and Allison remaining relative constants. For the 1971 album Rockin' 50s Stone n' Roll (which consisted mostly of remakes of Holly-era material), the group consisted of Curtis, Allison and Doug Gilmore. For the 1973 album Bubblegum, Bop, Ballad and Boogies, the line-up featured Curtis, Allison, Hardin and bassist Ric Grech. Steven Krikorian, later to record as the new wave artist Tonio Thou., joined the grouping as a vocalist shortly thereafter, every bit did guitarists Albert Lee and Nick van Maarth, replacing Hardin. The 1973 anthology Remnants and the 1974 album A Long Fashion from Lubbock featured the sextet of Allison, Curtis, Krikorian, Grech, Lee and van Maarth.

In 1978, the award-winning motion picture The Buddy Holly Story, starring Gary Busey as Holly, presented an engaging but inaccurate delineation of the band's early years. Allison and Mauldin's names were altered to Jesse Charles and Ray Bob Simmons, respectively, to avoid legal action due to their rights beingness sold to another film product that was also working on Holly's story. Niki Sullivan, Sonny Curtis, Bob Montgomery, Don Guess, and Larry Welborn were written out of the motion picture. The Crickets gave a thumbs downwards review of the film wherein Allison expressed his dislike on the portrayal of his fictional counterpart Jesse Charles: vulgar, racist, alcoholic, and profane.

In the 1980s, Waylon Jennings called to ask the Crickets (JI, Joe B and Sonny) to open for him on a tour. They stayed with him for v years. Gordon Payne (Waylon's guitarist) played lead and on a few gigs when Sonny bankrupt his arm. Gordon joined the Crickets as lead guitarist and vocaliser when Sonny left. This trio of JI, Joe B and Gordon toured for some years including visits to the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. In the UK Paul McCartney recorded the Crickets unmarried "T Shirt" in his studio and played piano on the track.

During this time a Swedish Telly Company recorded a motion-picture show showing JI, Joe B and Gordon touring the UK and Sweden, also every bit at domicile in Tennessee. Information technology was called My Dear Is Bigger than a Cadillac.

In 1994, Gordon Payne left and Sonny returned and was joined by Glen D Hardin to take the group to a four piece band. After recording "Well All Right" with Nanci Griffith, the group toured the UK with Griffith and her Orchestra

21st century [edit]

The Crickets released The Crickets and Their Buddies in 2004, featuring classics from all parts of their career, with performances by several prominent artists, including Eric Clapton, Rodney Crowell, Waylon Jennings, Nanci Griffith, John Prine, Graham Nash, and Bobby Vee. The anthology was produced and mixed past Greg Ladanyi and included editing and additional mixes by Dave Carlock, Rob Hill, and Rogers Masson.[12] For the album, the Crickets officially consisted of Allison, Curtis and Mauldin; onetime members Albert Lee (guitar) and Glen D. Hardin (keyboards) too played throughout, and former member Steven Krikorian (now known equally Tonio K.) was the lead vocalist on two tracks.

On October 28, 2008, the Crickets were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. They performed "Peggy Sue", "Non Fade Away" and "That'll Exist the Day" at the ceremony, accompanied by guest guitarist Keith Richards.[13] [xiv]

In 2011, Allison was nonetheless touring with Sonny Curtis, a babyhood friend and bandmate of Holly's, on vocals and guitar.

On Apr 14, 2012, the Crickets were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by a special committee charged with correcting the omission of the ring with Holly when he was kickoff inducted in 1986.[15] The inducted members were Jerry Allison, Sonny Curtis, Joe B. Mauldin, and Niki Sullivan. The grouping was unable to attend the anniversary because Mauldin was ill.

Mauldin died from cancer on February 7, 2015, in Nashville, Tennessee.[16]

On February 6, 2016, "The Crickets & Buddies" performed in Clear Lake, Iowa, at the Surf Ballroom, the site of Holly'south last performance. Members of previous line-ups appeared, including Sonny Curtis, Glen D. Hardin, Albert Lee, Tommy Allsup, Gordon Payne and others. Afterward the show Allison announced that it was the grouping's terminal performance.

Band members [edit]

  • Jerry Allison – drums (1957–2016)
  • Buddy Holly – lead vocals, guitar (1957–1958, died 1959)
  • Joe B. Mauldin – bass (1957–1960, 1976–2015; his expiry)
  • Niki Sullivan – guitar (1957–1958, died 2004)
  • Sonny Curtis – guitar (1958–1960, 1962–1985, 1994–2016); lead vocals (1962–1985, 1994–2016)
  • Earl Sinks – lead vocals (1958–1960, died 2017)
  • Tommy Allsup – guitar (1959, died 2017)
  • Jerry Naylor – pb vocals (1961–1964, died 2019)
  • Glen Hardin – keyboards (1962–1972, 1999–2016); keyboard bass (1962–1972, 2015–2016)
  • Gordon Payne – pb vocals, guitar (1985–1994)

Timeline [edit]

Discography [edit]

Listed are the Cricket members featured on a given album.

Studio albums [edit]

  • The "Chirping" Crickets (1957, on Brunswick Records)
    • Buddy Holly – lead vocals, pb guitar, audio-visual guitar on five, backing vocals on 2
    • Jerry Allison – drums, menu-box percussion and backing vocals on two
    • Joe B. Mauldin – contrabass, except on seven and 8, backing vocals on 2
    • Niki Sullivan – rhythm guitar, except on one, 2, 5, seven, 8 and 11, bankroll vocals on 2, 7 and 8
    • with minimal participation from not-Crickets
  • Buddy Holly (1958, as Buddy Holly, on Coral Records)
    • Buddy Holly - vocals, guitar
    • Joe B. Mauldin - bass
    • Jerry Allison - drums
    • Niki Sullivan - rhythm guitar (tracks 1, 6)
    • with minimal participation from not-Crickets
  • In Style with the Crickets (1960, on Coral Records)
    • Earl Sinks – atomic number 82 vocals (ii–6, eight–13, fifteen–17)
    • Sonny Curtis – lead guitar (1–xiii, fifteen–17), lead vocals (one, 7)
    • Joe B. Mauldin – double bass
    • J.I. Allison  – drums (all but 14), rhythm guitar (fourteen)
    • Tommy Allsup – rhythm guitar (1–five, vii–ten)
    • with minimal participation from not-Crickets
  • Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets (1962, on Liberty Records)
    • Jerry Allison – drums, backing vocals
    • Tommy Allsup – guitar
    • with significant participation from non-Crickets
  • Something Old, Something New, Something Blueish, Somethin' Else (1963, on Liberty Records)
    • Jerry Allison – drums, bankroll vocals
    • Sonny Curtis -guitar, vocals
    • Glen D. Hardin -piano
    • Jerry Naylor – guitar, backing vocals
    • Joe B. Mauldin – bass
      • softshoe-slim.com credits Red Callender on bass and Ernie Freeman every bit a second pianist[17]
      • Sometimes listed equally being released 1962
  • California Sun / She Loves You (1964, on Liberty Records)
    • Jerry Allison – drums, backing vocals
    • Sonny Curtis -guitar, vocals
    • Glen D. Hardin -piano
    • Jerry Naylor – guitar, vocals
      • softshoe-slim.com credits Hardin on bass and Buzz Cason on backing vocals[17]
  • Rockin' l's Rock'n'Ringlet (1970, on Barnaby Records)
    • Jerry Allison – drums, lead vocals (track 2), co-producer (tracks 3–9)
    • Sonny Curtis – guitar, atomic number 82 vocals (track 1, three–9), co-producer (tracks 3–9)
    • Glen D. Hardin – piano, keyboards, arranger
    • with minimal participation from not-Crickets
      • softshoe-slim.com credits Delaney Bramlett on guitar (tracks ane–2) and Joe Osborne on bass[17]
      • Re-released as Rockin' (2000, on Varèse Sarabande)[18]
  • Bubblegum, Popular, Ballads & Boogie (1973, on Phillips Records, UK just)
    • Jerry Allison – drums
    • Sonny Curtis – guitar, lead vocals
    • Glen D. Hardin – piano, bass
    • with Rick Grech on bass, Jimmy Karstein on drums, and Joe Osborne on bass[17]
  • Remnants (1973, on Vertigo Records)
    • Jerry Allison – drums, vocals (track 6)
    • Sonny Curtis – guitar, backing vocals
    • with Rick Grech on bass, violin, vocals (track 11), bankroll vocals, Steve Krikorian on vocals (tracks ane, 4, 8-10), backing vocals, Albert Lee on guitar, piano, vocals (rail 5), bankroll vocals, and Nick Van Maarth on guitar, vocals (tracks 2, 7), backing vocals[17]
  • A Long Way from Lubbock (1975, on Mercury Records)
    • Jerry Allison – drums
    • Sonny Curtis – guitar, vocals
    • with Rick Grech on bass, Steve Krikorian on vocals, Albert Lee on guitar, Ballad Montgomery on vocals, and Nick VanMaarth on guitar, vocals[17]
  • T Shirt (1988[xix] or 1989[20])
    • Jerry Allison – drums
    • Joe B. Mauldin – bass
    • Gordon Payne – guitar, vocals
    • with Dennis Burnside on piano, Wayne Jackson on trumpet and trombone, and Paul McCartney on vocals
      • Three Piece (1987 or 1988, on Rollercoaster Records, Britain just) is the same release with "Let'southward Do It Again" added[21]
  • Double Exposure (1993, on Rollercoaster, United kingdom only)
    • Gordon Payne[22]
    • Sonny Curtis[22]
    • Jerry Allison[22]
    • Joe B. Mauldin[22]
    • Glen D. Hardin[22]
    • Several sources listing dissimilar dates of release, such every bit 2003,[23] 2006,[22] and 2015.[24] thecrickets.com lists the album as from 1993, only in the Britain. This suggests, merely doesn't confirm, that it was released in the UK in 1993 then elsewhere in the world on other dates.[21]
  • Also Much Monday Morning time (1996)
    • Sonny Curtis – guitar, pb vocals[25]
    • Jerry Allison – drums[25]
    • Joe B. Mauldin – bass[25]
    • Glen D. Hardin – keyboard[25]
  • The Crickets & Their Buddies (2004)
    • Sonny Curtis – guitar, vocals[17]
    • Jerry Allison – drums, percussion[17]
    • Joe B. Mauldin – acoustic bass[17]
    • Glen D. Hardin – keyboard[17]
    • with several guest vocalists
  • About Time Too! (2005)
    • Sonny Curtis – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals[26]
    • Jerry Allison – drums[26]
    • Joe B. Mauldin – bass, bass vocals[26]
    • with Mike Berry on lead and bankroll vocals, Chas Hodges on piano, backing vocals, guitar, and producer

Compilation albums [edit]

  • A Collection (1965, on Liberty Records)
  • Rock Reflections (1971, on Sunset Records)
  • Rare Items, 1959–1960 (on MCA-Coral; Germany & Australia only)[21]
  • Back in Style (1975)
  • The Complete Crickets (1984, on Charly Records, UK only)[21]
  • Sunday Dark at The London Palladium (1990, on RCTC, UK just)[21]
    • Possibly a Live anthology
  • Ravin' on from California to Clovis (1991, on Rockstar, U.k. only)[22]
  • The Liberty Years (1991, on EMI Records)[21]
  • Still in Style (on Bear Family unit)[21]
  • The Crickets File, 1961–1965 (on See For Miles, United kingdom only)[21]
  • Crickets Hits (1993, on Roller Coaster, UK merely)[21]
  • Cover to Cover (1993, 1994, or 1995)
  • The Original (1996, on Disky)[21]
  • 25 Greatest Hits (on EMI Records)[21]
  • Best Of (on EMI Records)[21]

EPs [edit]

  • The Sound of the Crickets (1958, single EP with Buddy Holly, on Coral Records)

Singles [edit]

Yr Single (A-side / B-side)
Both sides from same anthology except where indicated
Peak positions Label Album
US US R&B UK
1957 "That'll Be the Twenty-four hour period"
"I'm Looking for Someone to Dear"
one 2 1 Brunswick The "Chirping" Crickets
"Oh, Boy!"
"Not Fade Away"
10 15 3
1958 "Peradventure Baby"
"Tell Me How"
17 8 4
"Think It Over"
"Fool's Paradise"[27]
27 9 eleven Due north/A
"It's So Easy"
"Lonesome Tears"
1959 "Dear'south Made a Fool of You lot"
"Someone, Someone" (Not-LP rails)
26 In Fashion with the Crickets
"When You Ask About Love"
"Deborah"
27 27
1960 "More than Than I Tin Say"
"Baby My Center"
42[28] Coral
"Don't Cha Know"
"Peggy Sue Got Married"
North/A
1961 "A Sweet Love"
"I Fought the Police"
In Fashion with the Crickets
"He'due south Old Enough To Know Meliorate"
"I'm Feeling Better"
Liberty N/A
1962 "Don't Always Change"
"I'thousand Non a Bad Guy"
5
"I Believe in You"
"Parisian Girl"
"Little Hollywood Girl"
"Parisian Girl"
1963 "My Little Girl"
"Teardrops Fall Like Rain"
17
"Don't Try to Modify Me" (Great britain-only release?)
"Lost and Lonely" (Uk-only release?)
37
"April Avenue"
"Don't Say Y'all Love Me"
"Right or Incorrect" (UK-only release?)
"You Can't Be in Between" (Great britain-only release?)

Music videos [edit]

References [edit]

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External links [edit]

  • "The Crickets". Rock and Curlicue Hall of Fame. Edit this at Wikidata

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