That'll Be the Day

The song that gave Holly and the Crickets a number one in the US and the UK.
Buddy Holly & The Crickets, from The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)

Written by

Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison

Released

1957

Album

The "Chirping" Crickets

On stage

• 1957-12-01, The Ed Sullivan Show, New York Holly and the Crickets played "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue".
• 2008-10-28, Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, Nashville The Crickets played it at their induction ceremony, with Keith Richards as guest guitarist.

Covers and versions

• Linda Ronstadt (1976) On Hasten Down the Wind; number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• The Quarrymen (1958) Recorded at their first session.

More songs by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Peggy Sue, Oh, Boy!, Maybe Baby, Everyday, Rave On