Jerry Allison
Birthday
1939/08/31
Day of death
2022/08/22 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Hillsboro, Texas, U.S
Also know as
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Biography
Jerry Ivan Allison (August 31, 1939 – August 22, 2022) was an American musician. He was best known as the drummer for the Crickets and co-writer of their hits "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue", recorded with Buddy Holly. His only solo chart entry on the Billboard Hot 100 was "Real Wild Child", issued in 1958 under the name Ivan. Allison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
Acting
(2022) Let There Be Drums!
as Self
(1979) Lawman Without a Gun
as Big Ed
(2019) Classic Albums: The Chirping Crickets
as Self
(1985) The Real Buddy Holly Story
as Self
(2017) Buddy Holly: Rave On
as Self
(1965) The Girls on the Beach
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1997) Classic Albums
as Self