Music Buddy Holly Muse Peggy Sue Gerron Did More Than Just Get Married The namesake for two of Buddy Holly’s hits passed away at 78 in Lubbock on Monday.

Peggy Sue Gerron, the woman who inspired Buddy Holly‘s 1957 hit song “Peggy Sue,” died Monday at the University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports. She ...

Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly & the Crickets' drummer, and co-writer of classic early rock hits 'That'll Be the Day' and 'Peggy Sue,' has died.

Buddy Holly's widow is threatening to sue Peggy Sue Gerron, the woman made famous by his 1950's hit song, over a book about her friendship with the late rock 'n' roll legend.

Buddy Holly also recorded "Peggy Sue Got Married." Gerron said material for the book came from about 150 diary entries she wrote during the time she knew the singer, she said.

The Texas woman who inspired the 1958 Buddy Holly song "Peggy Sue" has died at a Lubbock hospital. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 70°F. Monday, October 21st 2024 ...

Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly’s Drummer and Co-Writer of ‘Peggy Sue’ and ‘That’ll Be the Day,’ Dies at 82 Chris Willman Tue, August 23, 2022 at 1:18 AM UTC ...

Jerry Allison, the drummer of Buddy Holly and the Crickets, who co-wrote hits “Peggy Sue” and “That’ll Be the Day” with the legendary singer, has died at age 82.

Jerry Allison, an architect of rock drumming who played and co-wrote songs with childhood friend Buddy Holly and whose wife inspired the classic "Peggy Sue," has died. He was 82.

Peggy Sue Gerron, left, gestures while discussing her book "Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue?" about her friendship with rock-and-roll legend Buddy Holly, right, at a bookstore in Tyler, Texas on ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — Buddy Holly’s widow is trying to keep the woman whose name was made famous by the 1950s hit song “Peggy Sue” from selling a book about her ...