Joe B. Mauldin, whose bass playing for the Crickets helped set the pulse of rock & roll, died Saturday, February 7th. He was 74 years old. Raised in West Texas, Joseph Benson Mauldin, Jr. was ...

Joe B. Mauldin, whose bass playing in Buddy Holly's innovative group the Crickets helped shape early rock and roll, has passed away. According to the Los Angeles Times, Mauldin died in Nashville ...

Joe B. Mauldin, a 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee for his work with Buddy Holly in the Crickets, has died at 74.

Mr. Mauldin — known as Joe B. to his family, friends and fans — played stand-up bass in a group that came to be called the Crickets, a little band that backed up Holly and in less than two ...

Holly was among the institution’s first inductees, in 1986. Born in Lubbock on July 8, 1940, Joseph Benson Mauldin Jr. kept his job as a butcher’s assistant for several months while the ...

Mauldin joined Holly's Crickets when he was 16 years old. Staff Writer. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal "The Chirpin' Crickets," Buddy Holly's debut album, was released on Nov. 27, 1957.

NASHVILLE — Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joe B. Mauldin, a bass player for Buddy Holly and The Crickets, has died at the age of 74 after a battle with cancer.