What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Buddy Holly & The Crickets played here on 22nd March 1958 when this building was the Gaumont Theatre Recorded plaque organisation: BBC Music, British Plaque Trust.
Buddy Holly and The Crickets were pioneering figures in rock and roll, known for hits like "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue"; their performance here on 22nd March 1958 was part of a tour that helped popularize the genre across Britain.
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