Group    From 1957  To 6/2/2016

The Crickets

Categories: Music / songs

Countries: USA

Musicians. The backing group of Buddy Holly. Originally, the group comprised Niki Sullivan on rhythm guitar, Jerry Allison on drums, and Joe Mauldin on bass, but Sullivan dropped out after a year or so. After Holly's death, they continued performing with several changes in the line-up. The photo shows: (left to right) Allison, Holly and Mauldin.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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The Crickets

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Buddy Holly

We took a (very bad) photo of this plaque some years ago. The theatre was clo...

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Tony Meehan

Tony Meehan

Drummer.  Born Daniel Joseph Anthony Meehan at the New End Hospital, Hampstead. He was one of the original line-up of Cliff Richard's backing group, The Shadows. He left the group in 1961 and event...

Person, Education, Music / songs

1 memorial
The Garage

The Garage

From Mamacolive: "Opened in 1993, The Garage quickly established itself as the capital’s finest indie and rock venue; performing at the venue is a rite of passage for many bands. The venue has also...

Group, Music / songs

1 memorial
Stephen Storace

Stephen Storace

Composer Born and died in London

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
Eugène Goossens

Eugène Goossens

Conductor and violinist. Born in Bordeaux. He studied in Bruges and Brussels before moving to Britain. After working with the Carl Rosa Opera Company, he entered the Royal Academy of Music in 1891....

Person, Music / songs, Belgium, France

1 memorial
Royal Philharmonic Society

Royal Philharmonic Society

Created as the Philharmonic Society of London, it had an orchestra which initially performed in the 'old' Argyll Rooms in Regent Street, and continued in the replacement building until that was des...

Group, Music / songs

1 memorial

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Percy Shelley - SE1 - blue

Percy Shelley - SE1 - blue

SE1, Nelson Square, 26, Applegarth House

British History Online: "In 1932 the London County Council erected a memorial tablet on No. 26, Nelson Square." Nice though the Historic...

1 subject commemorated
Private R. W. MacKnish
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Gilbert Bayes

Gilbert Bayes

Born 6 Oval Road, Camden Town. Also did the bronze group with clock at the entrance to Selfridges, Oxford Street (1928), the lovely sculptural work on 1 Wigmore Street (1925) as shown at Ornamental...

Person, Sculpture

11 memorials
J. W. Wattam

J. W. Wattam

Worked at the Stock Exchange and died in WW1.

Person

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Covent Garden Jubilee Market Hall

Covent Garden Jubilee Market Hall

The original Jubilee Market, to the left of this Jubilee Market Hall, was erected in 1904. 

Group, Commerce

1 memorial