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Jerry Allison death: The Crickets drummer dies aged 82

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Buddy Holly in American rock band The Crickets, has died aged 82. The drummer, who is credited with co-writing hits including “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue”, died on Monday 22 August.

His death was announced on the official Buddy Holly Facebook page, with a statement paying tribute to Allison as a “musician ahead of his time”. “Our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Jerry ‘JI’ Allison, drummer in the Crickets, one of Buddy’s very closest friends, and the inspiration to drummers for decades since, who passed away today at the age of 82,” the statement read. “JI was a musician ahead of his time, and undoubtedly his energy, ideas and exceptional skill contributed to both The Crickets, and rock n’ roll itself, becoming such a success.

Buddy is often heralded as the original singer-songwriter, but JI, too, wrote and inspired so many of the songs that would go on to be eternal classics. ”The Crickets were formed by singer-songwriter Holly in January 1957.

Their first hit record, “That’ll Be the Day” was released in May 1957 and peaked at number three on the Billboard Top 100 chart in September that year.

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