Jerry Ivan (J.I.) Allison, the drummer for Buddy Holly's Crickets who is celebrated for his pivotal role in the Lubbock-based band that changed the music world as well as a successful career of his ...

Jerry Allison, the drummer for Buddy Holly and The Crickets who is credited as a co-writer on "Peggy Sue" and "That’ll Be the Day," has died. He was 82. The musician’s passing was confirmed on ...

Editor’s Note: Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker, Librarian Emeritus, Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached at [email protected]. Today’s article about Buddy Holly and the ...

Editor’s Note: Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker, Librarian Emeritus, Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached [email protected]. Today’s article about Buddy Holly and the ...

Besides the memorial to Holly, two other pieces of crosswalk art in Lubbock are slated for removal: colorful polka dots on ...

Jerry “JI” Allison — drummer for Buddy Holly and the Crickets, as well as a co-writer on some of the group’s biggest songs — has died. He was 82. The news was posted to Buddy Holly’s Facebook page on ...

Jerry “JI” Allison, the drummer for Buddy Holly and the Crickets (a.k.a. The Crickets), who is credited as a co-writer on influential rock ‘n’ roll hits “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue,” has died ...

Jerry Allison, who famously drummed with Buddy Holly and the Crickets, has died. He was 82. The news was confirmed on the official Buddy Holly Facebook page, which posted a tribute message today. The ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jerry Allison, an architect of rock drumming who played and co-wrote songs with childhood friend Buddy Holly and whose future wife inspired the classic “Peggy Sue,” has died. He was ...