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Jerry Ivan Allison (August 31, 1939 – August 22, 2022) was an American musician. He was best known as the drummer for the Crickets [1] and co-writer of their hits "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue", recorded with Buddy Holly. [2] His only solo chart entry on the Billboard Hot 100 was "Real Wild Child", issued in 1958 under the name Ivan. [3]
"Wild One" or "Real Wild Child" is an Australian rock and roll song written by Johnny Greenan, Johnny O'Keefe, and Dave Owens. While most sources state that O'Keefe was directly involved in composing the song, this has been questioned by others. [ 2 ]
"Wild One" was recorded originally by Jerry Allison with Buddy Holly backing on guitar in 1958 under the alias "Ivan", his middle name, after hearing O'Keefe perform it on tour. It reached No. 68 on the American Billboard singles chart and was revived in 1986 and recorded by Iggy Pop as "Real Wild Child".
Allison also had a minor solo hit, “Real Wild Child,” which he released under the name Ivan, with Holly backing him on guitar and vocals. The tune peaked at No. 68 on the Hot 100 in 1958.
Ivan (short story), by Vladimir Bogomolov, basis of the film Ivan's Childhood "Ivan" (The Blacklist), an episode of the TV series; Ivan , a fictional character in the films; Ivan , a fictional character in the game series; Ivan (musician), one-time name used by musician Jerry Allison, under which he recorded "Real Wild Child"
During this time, Festival had its first home-grown hit with Johnny O'Keefe's "Wild One" (aka "Real Wild Child"), a song covered in the US by Jerry Allison of the Crickets (as Ivan) in 1958 and also recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis for Sun Records. Both artists had heard O'Keefe perform the song during their 1958 Aussie tour and rush recorded the ...
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The song "Real Wild Child" is also a cover which originally appeared on The Wild Soundtrack. The song "Go Figure" originally appeared on the Go Figure Soundtrack. The song "Angels Cry" originally appeared on Everlife's 2004 second album Everlife but has been re-recorded for this album.