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The Picks
The Picks is credited on 27 releases across 10 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
27
Pressings credited
10
Albums
8
Decades active
16
In collections
Biography
The Picks was an American vocal quartet that backed Buddy Holly and the Crickets' band on nine of the first twelve Crickets releases on Brunswick in 1957, as well as backing Buddy Holly solos for group sounds. The original members were John Pickering (lead), Bill Pickering (tenor), and Bob Lapham (baritone).
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
27 releases · 10 albums · active 1957–2024
- Performance · 54
- Other credits · 1
Studios: Petty Sound Studios · Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City · Bell Sound Studios · Coral Records Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Buddy Holly
- The Crickets (2)
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