Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Instagram: "In Memoriam: 2012 Inductee Sonny Curtis joined the Crickets after Buddy Holly’s death in 1959, allowing the group to evolve from being Holly's backing musicians to becoming a successful, self-contained band. With Curtis as the group’s lead singer and guitarist, the band had a long career on their own as well as backing other artists including Bobby Vee and @everlybrothersofficial. The Crickets essentially created the blueprint for the archetypal rock & rol