Jerry Allison
Biography
Jerry Ivan Allison (August 31, 1939 – August 22, 2022) was an American musician. He was best known as the drummer and only constant member of the Crickets and co-writer of their hits "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue", recorded with Buddy Holly. He had a solo chart entry on the Billboard Hot 100, "Real Wild Child", which was issued in 1958 under the name Ivan. Allison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Blind Faith
1969
Anthology 1
1995
Rock 'N' Roll
1975
20 Golden Greats
1977
Greatest Hits
1976
41 Original Hits From The Sound Track Of American Graffiti
1973
Troubadour
1976
Hasten Down The Wind
1976
The La's
1990
Inner Secrets
1978
Eric Clapton
1970
I've Always Been Crazy
1978
A Rock & Roll Collection
1972
Crossroads
1988
At His Best
1972
Teenage Head
1971
The Buddy Holly Story
1959
Buddy Holly
1958
Complete Clapton
2007
M.I.U. Album
1978
Energized
1974
That'll Be The Day
1958
WWII
1982
Living In A Fantasy
1980
Credited work
4,607 releases · 806 albums · active 1957–2026
- Performance · 6,950
- Other credits · 130
- Production · 12
Studios: A&M Studios · Record Plant, N.Y.C. · Record Plant, Los Angeles · The Sound Factory
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Buddy Holly
- The Crickets (2)
- Bobby Vee
- Santana
- Eric Clapton
- Linda Ronstadt
- Leo Sayer