
Classic Albums: The Chirping Crickets
Among the first half-dozen debuts by rock ’n’ roll’s original founders, more significantly it was the first rock album credited to a band rather than a solo artist, as well as a landmark in the history of independent recording methods. Crowned by four of Holly and The Crickets’ best-loved and biggest-selling singles - That’ll Be the Day, Not Fade Away, Maybe Baby and Oh, Boy! - The Chirping Crickets was one of only two albums Buddy Holly recorded in his tragically brief career.
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John Beecher
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Frank Blanas
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James Burton
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Sonny Curtis
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John Firminger
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Peter Frampton
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Holly George-Warren
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Kevin McGowan
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Shawn Nagy
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Cliff Richard
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Garry Tallent
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Richard Thompson
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Joe Louis Walker
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Larry Welborn
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Sonny West
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Buddy Holly
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