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Jerry Allison

1939 - 2022

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Allison is the 1,185th most popular musician (up from 2,742nd in 2019), the 6,150th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,499th in 2019) and the 413th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Jerry Allison ranks 1,185 out of 3,175. Before him are Johnny Hodges, Dan Balan, Alexander Dreyschock, Dexter Holland, Véronique Sanson, and Wolfgang Flür. After him are Dave Holland, Miroslav Vitouš, David Paich, Hans Rosbaud, Dave Farrell, and Matisyahu.

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Among people born in 1939, Jerry Allison ranks 335. Before him are Ferdinand Bracke, Irán Eory, John Peel, Egon Zimmermann, Abdelmajid Chetali, and Charles Geschke. After him are Lothar Metz, Khin Nyunt, John Hopcroft, Luigi Simoni, Joseph Vilsmaier, and Adrienne Clarkson. Among people deceased in 2022, Jerry Allison ranks 319. Before him are Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu, Peter Straub, Sonny Barger, Jean-Claude Mézières, Sally Kellerman, and Renée Colliard. After him are Pleun Strik, Margit Korondi, Severino Poletto, Georgi Atanasov, Ri Yong-ho, and Vesa-Matti Loiri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Allison ranks 6,150 out of 20,380. Before him are John Drew Barrymore (1932), Megan Thee Stallion (1995), Zach Braff (1975), Sally Yates (1960), Taylor Lautner (1992), and L. Scott Caldwell (1950). After him are Edna Ferber (1885), Robert Urich (1946), Ralph Nelson (1916), George Constantine (1918), Jay O'Brien (1883), and David Paich (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jerry Allison ranks 413. Before him are Eric Martin (1960), Mark St. John (1956), Glenn Danzig (1955), Johnny Thunders (1952), Johnny Hodges (1906), and Dexter Holland (1965). After him are David Paich (1954), Dave Farrell (1977), Matisyahu (1979), Son House (1902), Paul Chambers (1935), and Tony Williams (1945).

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