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That'll Be the Day

The Crickets All songs A–Z

The song was written by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison. An initial recording was made in 1956 with Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes, followed by a re-recording in 1957 featuring Holly with his new group, the Crickets. The Crickets' version became widely successful and was released before the earlier Three Tunes version. The producer received a co-writing credit despite not actually contributing to the song's composition.

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ProducerNorman Petty