Written by: Jerry Allison, Holly,
Norman Petty
Produced by: Petty
Released: Sept. '57 on Coral
Charts: 22 weeks
Top spot: No. 3
When the Crickets first played a new song called "Cindy Lou," Allison's snare drum was so loud that Petty told him to play in the studio's reception area. To placate his exiled drummer, Holly changed the title of the song to "Peggy Sue," after Allison's girlfriend.
Appears on: Greatest Hits (MCA)

