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Mauldin's names were altered to Jesse Charles and Ray Bob Simmons, respectively, to avoid legal action due to their rights being sold to another film production that was also working on Holly's story.
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Mauldin chose not to move and returned to Lubbock. Holly now recorded under his own name with the studio musicians
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Crickets", but record labels never used this wording until after Holly's death.
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1133:"Everly Brothers Cathy's Clown 1960"
912:"Buddy Holly Timeline: 1936 to 1956"
2888:American rock and roll music groups
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2809:Award for Musical Excellence
2291:Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
1837:Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
1700:Bobby Vee & the Crickets
1526:Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets
1249:. BBC News. October 29, 2008
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32:Cricket (disambiguation)
2868:Liberty Records artists
2863:Music of Lubbock, Texas
2238:Buddy Holly discography
2180:Down the Line: Rarities
2076:The "Chirping" Crickets
2049:Brown Eyed Handsome Man
2021:Crying, Waiting, Hoping
1778:Buddy Holly discography
1756:The 1st of Sonny Curtis
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1664:When You Ask About Love
1505:The "Chirping" Crickets
599:A Long Way from Lubbock
402:, and rhythm guitarist
289:The "Chirping" Crickets
2253:Bob "Bobby" Montgomery
1957:I'm Gonna Love You Too
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1179:. Buddyhollyonline.com
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2110:The Buddy Holly Story
2017:Peggy Sue Got Married
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1985:Early in the Morning
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972:. Home.earthlink.net
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355:Nashville, Tennessee
30:For other uses, see
2214:Rave On Buddy Holly
2187:Memorial Collection
2010:Raining in My Heart
1671:More Than I Can Say
1155:"Don't Ever Change"
597:and the 1974 album
464:After Holly's death
2302:Buddy Holly Center
2138:Holly in the Hills
2101:Compilation albums
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2438:Bobby Jones
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1881:Buddy Holly
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1773:Discography
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1375:August 23,
1321:Grunge.com
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898:References
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612:Gary Busey
587:Albert Lee
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454:Earl Sinks
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101:rockabilly
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2268:The Picks
1999:Heartbeat
1932:Peggy Sue
1808:David Box
1803:The Picks
1696:Bobby Vee
838:– guitar
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807:– guitar
798:– guitar
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688:Bobby Vee
579:Ric Grech
556:surf rock
545:Bobby Vee
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