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Peggy Sue. " Peggy Sue " is a rock and roll song written by Jerry Allison and Norman Petty (according to the official record, though Buddy Holly is known to be a principal songwriter too), and recorded and released as a single by Buddy Holly on September 20, 1957. The Crickets are not mentioned on label of the single (Coral 9-61885), [1] but ...
- September 20, 1957
- June 29 and July 1, 1957, Clovis, New Mexico
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By Jon Blistein. October 2, 2018. Peggy Sue Gerron, the woman who inspired Buddy Holly's 1957 classic, "Peggy Sue," has died at the age of 78. Jaime R. Carrero/AP. Peggy Sue Gerron, the woman who ...
"Peggy Sue" is a song performed by Buddy Holly (and supported by members of the band The Crickets, as you'll read below). It became a top hit in the US, reac...
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Buddy Holly wrote this song as "Cindy Lou." It went: If you knew Cindy Lou. Then you'd know why I feel blue without Cindy. When his drummer, Jerry Allison, heard it, he asked Buddy if he would change the name to "Peggy Sue" after a girl he had dated named Peggy Sue Gerron. Holly agreed; the song probably wouldn't be heard outside of Lubbock ...
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Mar 30, 2024 · Over a galloping beat, with Allison hitting his tom-toms with notable intensity, “Peggy Sue” was a straightforward, heartfelt pledge of devotion. “If you knew Peggy Sue, then you’d know why I feel blue,” sang Holly, before cutting to the chase: “Well, I love you girl, and I need you, Peggy Sue!”. The band played the song at a gig ...
