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Billboard advertisement, November 11, 1957. The song was originally entitled "Cindy Lou", after Holly's niece, the daughter of his sister Pat Holley Kaiter. The title was later changed to "Peggy Sue" in reference to Peggy Sue Gerron (1940–2018 [3]), the girlfriend (and future wife) of Jerry Allison, the drummer for the Crickets, after the couple had temporarily broken up.
Peggy Sue Wright (née Webb; born March 25, 1943) is a country music singer and songwriter, who had brief success as a country singer in the late 1960s. She is the middle sister of two popular country performers, Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle .
"Peggy Sue Got Married" is a song written and performed by Buddy Holly. It was posthumously released in July 1959 as a 45-rpm single with " Crying, Waiting, Hoping ". It refers to his 1957 hit song " Peggy Sue ".
Allison’s writing contributions included co-penning “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue.” […] Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Jerry Allison, who played to screaming crowds as a ...
According to Holly's biographer John Goldrosen, the song "Peggy Sue" was originally named after Holly's niece, Cindy Lou, but the name was changed at Allison's request: Peggy Sue was Allison's girlfriend and later wife, Peggy Sue Gerron (1940–2018), and the altered title was a way of asking her to come back after a break-up. [4] [10] [11]
The band have also released music under the name of Peggy Sue and the Pictures, a collaboration with Left with Pictures, and Peggy Sue and Les Triplettes. On 10 April 2009, it was announced that Peggy Sue had signed to US-based Yep Roc Records , and the label was releasing Body Parts EP for free.
"Everyday" is a song written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty, recorded by Buddy Holly and the Crickets on May 29, 1957, and released on September 20, 1957, as the B-side of "Peggy Sue". The single went to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1957. [3] "
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (music and lyrics by Frankie Lymon and Morris Levy) "Chantilly Lace" (music and lyrics by J. P. Richardson) "Maybe Baby" (music and lyrics by Norman Petty and Buddy Holly) "Peggy Sue Got Married" (music and lyrics by Buddy Holly) "Heartbeat" (music and lyrics by Norman Petty and Bob Montgomery)