Original member of Buddy Holly’s band, The Crickets, Joe B. Mauldin passed away over the weekend.  Another Texan (Lubbock) like Holly and Roy Orbison, Gentleman Joe B. or Joe Baby, as Buddy Holly called him, made a huge impact on the early rock & roll scene.

We send our heartfelt condolences to Joe B.’s friends and family.

Here’s Buddy Holly & The Crickets (with Joe B. on bass) playing “YOU’VE GOT LOVE” written by Roy Orbison, Johnny Wilson, and Norman Petty-