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Jerry `J.I`. Allison At 80

Celebrating the birthday of the legendary rock n roll drummer Jerry Allison, who founded The Crickets with Buddy Holly and co-wrote many of their classic hits with him. Tracks from across the 50-year career of the band. Also marking the 40th birthday of fanzine, `Crickets File`.

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Sun 25 Aug 201922:00
BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Gloucestershire & BBC Radio Wiltshire

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Music Played

  • The Crickets

    That’ll be the day (stereo)

  • Eddie Cochran & The Crickets

    Three steps to heaven

  • The Everly Brothers

    ‘(Til) I kissed ya

  • Mark Keeley’s Good Rockin Tonight

    How beautiful was that

  • Adriano Batolba Trio

    Your last mistake

  • Million Dollar Tones

    Oh babe

  • Tommy Sands & The Raiders

    The worryin kind

  • Tony Crombie and The Rockets

    Sham rock

  • Little Eva

    The locomotion

  • Ivan (The Crickets)

    Real wild child

  • The Crickets

    I’m not a bad guy

  • Bobby Vee and The Crickets

    Little Queenie

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    This man’s crazy

  • Wanda Jackson

    Let’s have a party

  • Sha Na Na

    Get a job (live)

  • The Ventures

    The James Bond theme

  • Billy Fury

    Don’t jump

  • Delta 88

    Eyes wide open

  • Jake Calypso and Red Hot

    Rock n roll train

  • The Revolutionaires

    I’m ready

  • Buddy Holly

    Rock around with Ollie Vee

  • The Crickets

    Bony Moronie

  • The Crickets

    Don’t ever change

  • James Ray

    I’ve got my mind set on you

  • Jackie Wilson

    Reet petite

  • The Crickets

    He’s old enough to know better

  • The Crickets

    Just this once

  • The Crickets

    I’m looking for someone to love

  • The Crickets

    Too much Monday morning

  • The Harptones

    A Sunday kind of love

  • Elvis Presley

    One night of sin

  • The Everly Brothers & The Crickets

    All I have to do is dream (live)

  • The Crickets

    More than I can say

Broadcasts

  • Sun 25 Aug 201918:00
    BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Guernsey & BBC Radio Cornwall
  • Sun 25 Aug 201922:00
    BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Gloucestershire & BBC Radio Wiltshire