Buddy Holly & The Crickets 'Peggy Sue' on The Ed Sullivan Show

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The Ed Sullivan Show was a television variety program that aired on CBS from 1948-1971. For 23 years it aired every Sunday night and played host to the world's greatest talents. The Ed Sullivan Show is well known for bringing rock n' roll music to the forefront of American culture through acts like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. The entertainers each week ranged from comedians like Joan Rivers and Rodney Dangerfield, to Broadway stars Julie Andrews and Richard Burton, to pop singers such as Bobby Darin and Petula Clark. It also frequently featured stars of Motown such as The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5. The Ed Sullivan Show was one of the only places on American television where such a wide variety of popular culture was showcased and its legacy lives on to this day.

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[dirtylemon]

The drummer is Jerry Allison who died on August 22, 2022. One of the finest Rock 'n Roll drumming performances ever filmed. Rave on!!!

[jerrylopez]

My dad still rants and raves about Buddy Holly. My dad is 84 years old

[vintage]

I was in seventh grade in a Catholic school in Chicago when our teacher, a nun, announced the death of Richie Valens, Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper in a plane crash. I was aware of the music of all three and it appeared our teacher was too. She was very solemn and asked that the class bow our heads and recite a prayer for the souls of the three departed. I still remember that scene as if it happened yesterday.

[kennywally]

The drummer is incredible. He's driving the song and so in the pocket, so relaxed. He does some connecting with Buddy's singing/melody, Just incredible.

[Jim]

I saw Buddy perform live in 1958. He put on a great show. R.I.P. . .

[countalucard]

Paul McCartney would throw a big party every year on Buddy’s birthday honoring him with many musicians just celebrating his music.

[IronBhoy]

Years ahead of his time. Had he not boarded that flight who knows what glorious music he would have produced over a couple of decades or more.

[LPJack]

RIP the four members of The Crickets
Buddy Holly (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), aged 22
Niki Sullivan (June 23, 1937 – April 6, 2004), aged 66
Jerry Allison (August 31, 1939 – August 22, 2022), aged 82
Joe B. Mauldin (July 8, 1940 – February 7, 2015), aged 74
You will be remembered as legends.

[spyderlogan]

The drummer is SO relaxed...and I enjoy the beautiful simplicity of performance and the music.

[ansias]

Prodigious drummer. Many tried but nobody ever played paradiddles as Jerry Allison..pure high class for an 18 year old.

[sophielegault]

65 years without Buddy Holly😭❤️

R.I.P Buddy Holly🤍🤍

[stepladder]

Buddy Holly deserves to be remembered on how people remember Chuck Berry and Elvis nowadays

[paulpokorny]

Buddy ever important bridge between Elvis and the Beatles

[maryguy]

I was 13 when I discovered rock and roll when this song came out I had a baby sitter who had the name Peggy Sue and when they played this song she went bananas over this song. Just a silly little memory of my teen age years. They were the best of times with lots of soft fuzzy memories. I grew up in a two parent household! Both my parents are gone now, I have just turned 78 and I have had a blessed live. God has been good to me and I want to let God know I appreciate everything he has done for me. I am not ready to go off into the sunset just yet. I am keeping busy . Watching, waiting and listening for God's call. I am believing and trusting. Thank you God for everything.

[timburr]

It sounds so innocent but man did this kick off a revolution.

[FFM]

The drummer was killing it. Just chilled to the max.

[chrisbelos]

the legend of rock&roll ! he was the first to play a electric guitar on the Ed Sullivan show. that's just a hint of how massive his impact was on music.

[ConstructionBoy]

This drumming performance will always stand out to me because my man didn't touch the hi hat the entire performance which is pretty rare for rock n roll

[chriskuhn]

RIP Jerry. You gave us the best drumming in one of the best bands.

[shakeandbake]

A lot of people say modern rock and roll started with the Beatles, who I love, but I believe it started with these guys. I wasn't around yet (born 1963) but I was hooked the first time I heard them!