The Crickets

The Crickets
Born: Feb 1, 1957 in Lubbock, TX
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Styles: Early Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll
Biography: The "Crickets" started out as pure fiction -- the name a ruse by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Joe B. Mauldin to avoid the provisions of a 1956 contract that Holly had signed with Decca Records, that would have prevented the release of their then-new recording of "That'll Be The Day" on the Brunswick ...Read full biography
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Released: 1995
Label: Music Club
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Released: 1960
Label: Aris/MCA
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The sole album done by the Crickets without Buddy Holly and prior to their move to Liberty Records is superior to most of what they did for Liberty, and it's certainly closer in sound to Buddy Holly's ...Read full review
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