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| THE CRICKETS |
| Lubbock, Texas, USA | | * 2/1957 |
Jerry Allison - voc
Gordon Payne - g,voc
Joe B. Maudlin - bg
Former Members:
Buddy Holly (voc,g, 2/57-10/58); Earl Sinks (voc, 1959-60); David Box (voc, 1960); Jerry Naylor (voc, 1961-64, 1964-65); Larry Trider (voc, cca 1966); Bonnie Bramlett (voc, 1971, g.a.)
Niki Sullivan (g, 2/57-10/58); Sonny Curtis (g,voc, 1959-60, 1962-64, cca 1968-1985); Tommy Allsup (g, 1959, 1961); Red Callender (g, 1961); James Burton (g, 1964); Larry Welborn (g, cca 1966); Albert Lee (g, cca 1974)
Joe B. Maudlin (bg, 2/57-10/58, 1959-61, 1961); Glen D. Hardin (bg,p, 1962-64, cca 1968-1974); Rick Grech (bg, 1972-74); Steve Krikorian (bg,voc, 1974-76); Joe Osbourne (bg, 1976-?)
Jerry Allison (ds,g,voc, 2/57-10/58, 1959-62); Ernie Hall (ds, 1960); Earl Palmer (ds, 1961); Don Groom (ds, 1962-?); Buzz Cason (ds,g)
Ernie Freeman (p, 1961); Leon Russell (p, 1964-65)
Albums Discography:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | The Chirpin' Crickets | 11/1957 | Brunswick | | 5 | | | 2. | The Buddy Holly Story
& Buddy Holly | 3/1959 | Coral |  | 2 | 11 | | 3. | In Style With The Crickets | 3/1961 | Coral | | 13 | | | 4. | Bobby Vee Meets The Crickets
& Bobby Vee | 7/1961 | Liberty | | 2 | | | 5. | Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Something Else! | 11/1962 | Liberty | | | | | 6. | California Sun | 1963 | | | | | | 7. | The Crickets - A Collection | 5/1965 | Liberty | | | | | 8. | Buddy Holly And The Crickets
& Buddy Holly | 1966 | | | | | | 9. | We Gotta Get Together | 1967 | | | | | | 10. | Rockin' 50's Rock'N'Roll
produced by: Delaney Bramlett | 1971 | Barnaby | | | | | 11. | Rock Reflections | 1971 | Sunset | | | | | 12. | Bubblegum, Pop, Ballads & Boogies | 5/1973 | Philips | | | | | 13. | Remnants | 1974 | Vertigo | | | | | 14. | A Long Way Back From Lubbock | 1974 | Mercury | | | | | 15. | The "Chirping" Crickets
& Buddy Holly | 8/1975 | MCA | | | | | 16. | Back In Style | 9/1975 | MCA | | | | | 17. | 20 Golden Greats
& Buddy Holly | 3/1978 | MCA | | | | | 18. | The Complete Crickets | 2/1984 | Charly | | | | | 19. | Rock Around With Buddy Holly & The Crickets
& Buddy Holly
(2LP) | 5/1984 | Cambra | | | | | 20. | The Crickets File 1961-1965 | 2/1987 | See For Miles | | | | | 21. | Three Piece | 3/1988 | Rollercoaster | | | | | 22. | T-Shirt | 10/1988 | Columbia | | | | | 23. | Rock'n'Roll Masters - The Best Of The Crickets | 8/1989 | EMI | | | | | 24. | The Liberty Years | 4/1991 | EMI | | | | | 25. | Ravin' On - From California To Clovis | 5/1992 | Rockstar | | | | | 26. | Still In Style | 6/1992 | Bear Family | | | | | 27. | Words Of Love - 22 Classic Hits
& Buddy Holly | 2/1993 | MCA | | | | | 28. | Double Exposure | 12/1993 | Rollercoaster | | | | | 29. | The Singles Collection 1957-1961
featuring Buddy Holly | 5/1994 | Pickwick | | | | | 30. | Cover To Cover
& Buddy Holly | 10/1994 | Music Club | | | | | 31. | A Collection / California Sun / She Loves You | 4/1995 | BGO | | | | | 32. | The Very Best Of Buddy Holly And The Crickets
& Buddy Holly | 8/1999 | | | | | | 33. | Crickets & Their Buddies | 27.07.2004 | | | | | | 34. | About Time Too
& Mike Berry | 25.04.2006 | Rollercoaster | | | | | 35. | Not Fade Away: Buddy Holly 1957 Complete Recording
& Buddy Holly | 26.02.2008 | El Toro | | | | | 36. | Rock 'N' Roll Legends
& Buddy Holly | 18.02.2008 | Polydor | | | | | 37. | The Very Best of Buddy Holly and The Crickets
& Buddy Holly | 02.02.2009 | | | | | | 38. | Please Don't Ever Change: 1961-1962 | 15.07.2016 | Jasmine | | | | | 39. | Story | 03.02.2017 | Not Now | | | |
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Sonny Curtis:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | Beatle Hits Flamenco Style Guitar | 1964 | | | | | | 2. | 1st Of Sonny Curtis | 1968 | | | | | | 3. | Sonny Curtis | 1969 | | | | | | 4. | Love Is All Around | 1980 | | | | | | 5. | Beatle Hits Flamenco Style Guitar | 31.10.2006 | El | | | |
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Jerry Naylor:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | Rockabilly Legends: Jerry Naylor | 24.06.2013 | Palawan | | | |
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Singles Discography:
| # | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | | 1. | That'll Be The Day / I'm Looking For Someone To Love | 5/1957 | Brunswick | 1 | 1 | | 2. | Oh Boy! / Not Fade Away | 10/1957 | Brunswick | 3 | 10 | | 3. | The Chirping Crickets EP
(That'll Be The Day / Oh! Boy / Looking For Someone To Love / Not Fade Away) | 1/1958 | Brunswick | | | | 4. | Maybe Baby / Tell Me How | 2/1958 | Brunswick | 4 | 17 | | 5. | Think It Over / Fool's Paradise | 5/1958 | Brunswick | 11 | 27 | | 6. | Real Wild Child | 9/1958 | Brunswick | | 68 | | 7. | It's So Easy / Lonesome Tears | 9/1958 | Brunswick | | | | 8. | The Sound Of The Crickets EP
(Maybe Baby / Rock Me Baby / Send Me Some Lovin' / Tell Me How) | 9/1958 | Brunswick | | | | 9. | The Sounds Of The Crickets EP
(Oh! Boy / Not Fade Away / Maybe Baby / Tell Me How) | 9/1958 | Coral | | | | 10. | It's So Easy EP
(It's So Easy / Lonesome Tears / Think It Over / Fool's Paradise) | 1/1959 | Coral | | | | 11. | Love's Made A Fool Of You / Someone, Someone | 4/1959 | Brunswick | 26 | | | 12. | When You Ask About Love / Deborah | 12/1959 | Brunswick | 27 | | | 13. | Peggy Sue Got Married / Don'tcha Know | 1960 | Brunswick | | | | 14. | I Fought The Law / A Sweet Love | 1960 | Brunswick | | | | 15. | More Than I Can Say / Baby My Heart | 4/1960 | Brunswick | 33 | | | 16. | Four More By The Crickets EP
(Last Night / Send Me Some Lovin' / You've Got Love / Rock Me My Baby) | 5/1960 | Coral | | | | 17. | That'll Be The Day EP
(That'll Be The Day / Looking For Someone To Love / It's Too Late / An Empty Cup) | 11/1960 | Coral | | | | 18. | He's Old Enough To Know Better / I'm Feeling Better | 12/1961 | Liberty | | 105 | | 19. | It's So Easy! EP | 1/1962 | | | | | 20. | Don't Ever Change / I'm Not A Bad Guy | 6/1962 | Liberty | 5 | | | 21. | The Crickets Don't Ever Change EP | 6/1962 | Coral | | | | 22. | Someday (When I'm Gone From You)
& Bobby Vee | 8/1962 | Liberty | | 99 | | 23. | Little Hollywood Girl / Parisian Girl | 11/1962 | Liberty | | | | 24. | My Little Girl / Teardrops Fall Like Rain | 1/1963 | Liberty | 17 | 134 | | 25. | Right Or Wrong / You Can't Be Inbetween
(v GB) | 1963 | Liberty | | | | 26. | Straight For Strings EP | 1963 | Liberty | | | | 27. | Bobby Vee Meets The Crickets EP
& Bobby Vee | 1963 | Liberty | | | | 28. | Bobby Vee Meets The Crickets Vol. 2 EP
& Bobby Vee | 1963 | Liberty | | | | 29. | Don't Say You Love Me / April Avenue | 3/1963 | Liberty | | | | 30. | Just For Fun EP
& Bobby Vee | 4/1963 | Liberty | | | | 31. | Don't Try To Change Me / Lost And Alone | 5/1963 | Liberty | 37 | | | 32. | Lonely Avenue / You Can't Be In-Between
(v USA) | 1964 | Liberty | | | | 33. | Lonely Avenue / Playboy | 1964 | Liberty, v GB | | | | 34. | I Think I've Caught The Blues / We Gotta Get Together | 1964 | Liberty | | | | 35. | Come On EP | 1964 | Liberty | | | | 36. | You've Got Love / An Empty Cup
& Buddy Holly | 4/1964 | Coral | 40 | | | 37. | (They Call Her) La Bamba / All Over You | 6/1964 | Liberty | 21 | | | 38. | Now Hear This / Everybody's Got A Little Problem | 2/1965 | Liberty | | | | 39. | April Avenue / Don't Say You Love Me | 08.04.1966 | Liberty | | | | 40. | Million Dollar Movie / A Million Miles Apart | 1968 | Music Factory | | | | 41. | My Little Girl / Lonely Avenue | 1968 | Liberty | | | | 42. | Oh! Boy / That'll Be The Day
& Buddy Holly | 5/1968 | MCA | | | | 43. | Don't Ever Change / Playboy | 24.11.1972 | United Artists | | | | 44. | Wasn't It Nice In New York City / Hayride | 1973 | Philips | | | | 45. | My Rockin' Days / Lovesick Blues | 12.01.1973 | Philips | | | | 46. | Ooh Las Vegas / Rhyme And Time | 1974 | Vertigo | | | | 47. | Maybe Baby / That'll Be The Day / Think It Over / It's So Easy
& Buddy Holly | 03.09.1976 | MCA | | | | 48. | Maybe Baby / That'll Be The Day / Think It Over / It's So Easy
& Buddy Holly | 16.09.1977 | MCA | | | | 49. | Million Dollar Movie EP
(Million Dollar Movie / A Million Miles Apart / Rock And Roll) | 11/1977 | Rollercoaster | | | | 50. | Cruisin' It / Rock Around With Ollie Vee | 7/1979 | Rollercoaster | | | | 51. | Maybe Baby / Tell Me How | 7/1982 | OId Gold, reissue | | | | 52. | Think It Over / It's So Easy | 9/1984 | MCA | | | | 53. | T-Shirt / Holly Would
12",CD + Forever In Mind | 9/1988 | Columbia | | | | 54. | Back Home In Tennessee EP
(Blackmail / I Can't Hold It / We Helped Each Other Out / Back Home In Tennessee) | 5/1990 | Rollercoaster | | |
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Jerry Naylor:
| # | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | | 1. | But For Love | 3/1970 | Columbia | | 69 |
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Sonny Curtis:
| # | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | | 1. | My Way Of Life | 9/1966 | Viva | | 134 | | 2. | Atlanta Georgia Stray | 2/1968 | Viva | | 120 |
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Awards:
1998 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("That'll Be That Day")
Various:
disbanded 10/1958
reunited 1959
1964-65 Jerry Allison & The Crickets
1978-83 Waylon Jennings & The Crickets
Press References:
| Melody Maker | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1973 | 21 | 26.05.1973 | 30 | Albums | album review | | 1975 | 42 | 18.10.1975 | 40 | Albums | album review | | 1977 | 39 | 24.09.1977 | 30 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | New Musical Express | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1972 | 0 | 16.12.1972 | 31 | Front Row Reviews | gig review | | 1973 | 0 | 23.06.1973 | 41 | Albums | album review | | 1974 | 0 | 05.10.1974 | 39 | On The Town | gig review | | 1975 | 0 | 11.10.1975 | 21 | Platters | album review |
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