News about Jerry Allison

Buddy Holly wrote and recorded this song with only his acoustic guitar in December 1958, in his apartment on 5th Avenue, New York City. It was a follow-up to his big hit Peggy Sue, making it one of the first sequels in rock music history. It was released on the Coral recording label in July 1959 with Crying, Waiting, Hoping on the B-side. Towards the end of the decade, Buddy and the Crickets had gone their separate ways and Buddy had moved to New York. The Crickets decided to remain in their home town of Lubbock, Texas , and recorded songs independently of each other. After Buddy's tragic death in February 1959, a local man named Earl Sinks became lead vocalist with the band. His tenure was short-lived; he was replaced by David Box - a neighbour of Crickets drummer Jerry Allison and an ardent Buddy Holly fan who could sing so much like Buddy, it was said that one could hardly discern the difference between their voices.