who recognize their influence in early rock and roll: Nanci Griffith (with whom they have also toured), Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Johnny Rivers, Waylon Jennings, Bobby Vee, and others. In 2007, Allison was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Crickets. In 2012, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Crickets by a special committee, aimed at correcting the mistake of not including the Crickets with Buddy Holly when he was first inducted in 1986. The Crickets played a farewell concert in 2016 at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, where Holly had appeared on the night of his death. Personal life and death After Allison's marriage to Peggy Sue Gerron ended, he married his second wife, Joanie Sveum; they remained together until his death. Allison lived on a farm in Lyles, Tennessee, where he died from cancer on August 22, 2022, at age 82. References External links 1939 births 2022 deaths 20th-century American drummers American male drummers American rock drummers American session musicians Deaths from cancer in Tennessee Lubbock High School alumni People from Hickman County, Tennessee People from Hillsboro, Texas People from Lubbock, Texas Singers from Texas Texas Tech University alumni The Crickets members