Joseph Benson Mauldin, Jr. (July 8, 1940 – February 7, 2015) [1] [2] was an American bassist, songwriter, and audio engineer who was best known as the bassist for the early rock and roll group the Crickets.

Feb 8, 2015 · Joe B. Mauldin, bass player for rock and roll pioneers The Crickets, passed away Saturday morning in Nashville, his adopted hometown of more than 30 years, after a brief battle with cancer.

Feb 10, 2015 · Joe B. Mauldin, whose bass playing for the Crickets helped set the pulse of rock & roll, died Saturday, February 7th. He was 74 years old.

Jul 18, 2018 · Joe B Mauldin was the 'invisible' bass player behind Buddy Holly's success as he kept the wildness of the early rock and roller on stage at bay.

Feb 7, 2015 · Joe B. Mauldin, the bassist for Buddy Holly's Crickets died Saturday morning in Nashville. He was 74. A native of Lubbock, Texas, Mauldin joined Holly's band at age 16, appearing...

Feb 7, 2015 · Joe B. Maudlin, the long-time bass player for The Crickets and a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, has died in Nashville according to The Tennessean.

Feb 11, 2015 · Mauldin, who became a recording engineer in Los Angeles after the Crickets’ 1958 breakup but continued to perform occasionally with the group’s alumni, died Saturday in Nashville, his home of...

Feb 8, 2015 · Crickets drummer Jerry "J.I." Allison glanced over at bassist Joe B. Mauldin as they stood on top of Brooklyn's Paramount Theater and watched 1957 turn into 1958 during a New Year's Eve...

Feb 13, 2015 · Joe B Mauldin, bassist in Buddy Holly’s Crickets, died on 7 February 2015. His nimble instrumental work on many of The Crickets’ hits helped to define the sound of early rock’n’roll, and he was a co-inventor of the modern, self-contained beat group, on which The Beatles and therefore thousands of pop bands based their act.

Feb 9, 2015 · Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joe B. Mauldin, a bass player for Buddy Holly and The Crickets, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 74. The Tennessean reports Mauldin passed away Saturday...