Jerry Ivan Allison (born August 31, 1939, in Hillsboro, Texas) is an American musician, best known for being the drummer for The Crickets. He was also a prolific composer. Allison was an inventive, visionary drummer who tried out new patterns, new percussion instruments, or came up with whatever inventive beat that fitted best with the guitar and vocal mood set up by Buddy Holly. In the early days at the Lubbock Youth Center, … Wikipedia
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