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.

Jerry Allison (top), drummer for rock legend Buddy Holly (bottom), died Monday at age 82. (Photo: RB via Getty Images) Jerry Allison, a pioneering rock drummer who worked with rock legend Buddy ...

Drummer Jerry Allison, who played and co-wrote songs with rock pioneer and childhood friend Buddy Holly and whose wife inspired the classic "Peggy Sue," has died.

Allison’s death was announced on the official Buddy Holly Facebook page. “Our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Jerry ‘JI’ Allison, drummer in the Crickets, one of Buddy ...

Jerry Allison, the drummer for Buddy Holly and The Crickets who is credited as a co-writer on "Peggy Sue" and "That’ll Be the Day," has died. He was 82.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Jerry Allison, who played to screaming crowds as a teenager as a member of the seminal 1950s rock band Buddy Holly and the Crickets and co-wrote some of their ...

Jerry “JI” Allison — drummer for Buddy Holly and the Crickets, as well as a co-writer on some of the group’s biggest songs — has died. He was 82.

Jerry “JI” Allison, drummer for Buddy Holly and the Crickets and co-writer on some of their biggest hits, has died. He was 82. The official Facebook page for Holly announced Allison’s death, ...

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, the drummer in the 1950s rock band Buddy Holly and the Crickets whose rough-hewed style on “Peggy Sue” and “That’ll Be the Day” and on later recordings by the Everly ...