![]() On February 3, 1959, almost exactly a year after his last appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Buddy Holly’s plane crashed over Iowa. ![]() A relaxed Holly let fly with “Oh, Boy!”, another single off The Chirpin’ Crickets, a catchy tune that subsequently reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Holly’s tireless dedication in the studio led to the Crickets returning to Sullivan less than two months later, on January 26, 1958. That song shot up the charts to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. That night they also played “Peggy Sue”, a song named for Jerry Allison’s girlfriend and future wife. The result was pure gold: the track would reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 soon after their performance on the show. Buddy was hard not to like, with his goofy charisma, innovative vocal style, and a very catchy tune. ![]() The foursome played “That’ll be the Day,” the first single off their album. They all wore bow-ties and sport coats, and Buddy wore his trademark horn-rimmed glasses. The band consisted of Niki Sullivan (rhythm guitar), Joe Mauldin (stand-up bass), Jerry Allison (drums), and Buddy (lead guitar and vocals). By the time Buddy died, the Crickets had gone from an obscure garage band playing the local skating rink in Lubbock, Texas to the forefathers of modern rock and roll.īuddy Holly and The Crickets first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on December 1st, 1957, fresh off the release of their debut album. But in those 15 months, Holly recorded three studio albums, 22 singles, and countless other tracks that would be released as singles after his death. Buddy Holly and the Crickets’ first album, The Chirpin’ Crickets, was released in November of 1957, only 15 months before his heartbreaking death.
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