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Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
American singer-songwriter
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The Crickets
The Crickets
American rock and roll band
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J.I. Allison
J.I. Allison
American rock drummer
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Steve Hoffman
Steve Hoffman
American audio engineer
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Norman Petty
Norman Petty
American musician and record producer, talent manager
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Sonny Curtis
Sonny Curtis
American musician
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Barry Allen
Barry Allen
musician
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Joe B. Mauldin
Joe B. Mauldin
American musician
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Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
American country music singer, songwriter, and musician (1937-2002)
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Tommy Allsup
Tommy Allsup
American musician
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Tonio K
Tonio K
musician
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Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
American musician
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The Kennedys
The Kennedys
American folk-rock band
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Frankie Valli
Frankie Valli
American singer
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Butch Hancock
Butch Hancock
American musician
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Snuff Garrett
Snuff Garrett
American record producer (1938-2015)
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Gary P. Nunn
Gary P. Nunn
American country music singer-songwriter
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J. D. Souther
J. D. Souther
American singer, songwriter, and actor
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American rock band
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Buddy Knox
Buddy Knox
American singer and songwriter
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Bobby Keys
Bobby Keys
American saxophonist
The Picks
former American vocal quartet

The Picks

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former American vocal quartet
Genres
Music

The Picks was an American vocal quartet that backed Buddy Holly and the Crickets' band on nine of the first twelve Crickets releases on Brunswick in 1957, as well as backing Buddy Holly solos for group sounds. The original members were John Pickering (lead), Bill Pickering (tenor), and Bob Lapham (baritone).