Jerry Allison

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Jerry Allison was an American rock and roll drummer and songwriter best known as a member of Buddy Holly's backing band, the Crickets.

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Jerry Allison canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drummer
human
rock and roll musician
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1950s
associatedAct Buddy Holly NERFINISHED
The Crickets NERFINISHED
background non_vocal_instrumentalist
birthName Jerry Ivan Allison NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
collaboratedWith Joe B. Mauldin NERFINISHED
Norman Petty NERFINISHED
Sonny Curtis NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coWriterOf Peggy Sue NERFINISHED
That'll Be the Day NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1939-08-31
dateOfDeath 2022-08-22
familyName Allison NERFINISHED
genre rock and roll
rockabilly
givenName Jerry NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInduction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Crickets) NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInductionYear 2012
influencedGenre early rock and roll drumming style
inspiredSongTitle Peggy Sue NERFINISHED
instrument drum kit
memberOf The Crickets NERFINISHED
name Jerry Allison NERFINISHED
notablePerformance recordings with Buddy Holly and the Crickets
notableRole drummer for Buddy Holly's backing band, the Crickets
notableWork Peggy Sue NERFINISHED
That'll Be the Day NERFINISHED
occupation drummer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Hillsboro, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel Brunswick Records NERFINISHED
Coral Records NERFINISHED
residence Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Peggy Sue Gerron NERFINISHED

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Think It Over (song) writer Jerry Allison
subject surface form: Think It Over
That'll Be the Day writer Jerry Allison
Peggy Sue composer Jerry Allison
Peggy Sue lyricist Jerry Allison
Everyday backingVocalist Jerry Allison
The Crickets notableMember Jerry Allison