The Crickets formed in January 1957, in Lubbock, Texas. An early incarnation of
the band – then known as Buddy and the Two Tones – was unsuccessful but by the
time they hooked up with producer Norman Petty, the young rock quartet was on
the threshold of rock stardom. Featuring singer and guitarist Buddy Holly,
guitarist Nikki Sullivan, bassist Joe B. Maudlin, and drummer Jerry Allison, the
group needed a band name since Buddy Holly had already recorded under his own
name for a different label. Settling on the group name the Crickets, the quartet
recorded an album under their own ...