Classic Albums: The Chirping Crickets

Overview

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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Cast

Jerry Allison

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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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