Buddy Holly and the Crickets

Buddy Holly and the Crickets were one of the most popular rockabilly groups of the fifties. They had numerous hit singles with That'll Be the Day being a chart-topper. The Crickets were the inspiration for the name The Beatles. Holly was the inspiration for the name of the band The Hollies. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Originally only Holly was inducted, with the Crickets being inducted in a special committee many years later.