ON THIS DATE (57 YEARS AGO) September 20, 1957 – Buddy Holly: Peggy Sue b/w Everyday (Coral 9-61885) single in the U.S. Peggy Sue is a song written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty, and originally performed, recorded and released as a single by Buddy Holly. The song went to #3 on the Billboard Top 100 chart in 1957, and is ranked #194 on the Rolling Stone magazines 2004 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The Crickets are not mentioned on the single (Coral 9-61885) but both Joe B. Mauldin (string bass) and Jerry Allison (drums) are known to be featured on the recording. The song was originally called Cindy Lou, and was named for Buddys niece, the daughter of his sister Pat Holley Kaiter. The title was later changed to Peggy Sue in reference to Crickets drummer Jerry Allisons girlfriend (and future wife), Peggy Sue Gerron, with whom he had recently had a temporary breakup. Appropriately, Allison played a prominent role in the production of the song, playing paradiddles on the drums throughout the song, the drums sound rhythmically fading in and out as a result of real-time engineering techniques by the producer, Norm Petty. Initially only Allison and Petty were listed as the songs authors. At Allisons insistence, Holly was credited as a co-writer after his death. Buddy Holly
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