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23 sty 2024 · “We did a tour in Australia in the early part of ’58, the early part,” Allison, who covered the song under the moniker Ivan, recalled. “There was a fellow there named Johnny O’Keefe, and he had a number one record at the time, which was ‘Wild Child’.
Jerry Ivan Allison (August 31, 1939 – August 22, 2022) was an American musician. He was best known as the drummer for the Crickets [1] and co-writer of their hits "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue", recorded with Buddy Holly. [2] His only solo chart entry on the Billboard Hot 100 was "Real Wild Child", issued in 1958 under the name Ivan. [3]
5 mar 2022 · The result of that search started me on a new journey, down a new rabbit hole as I pursued the story behind Real Wild Child by Ivan. Ivan, it turns out, was the middle name of Jerry Allison,...
18 paź 2019 · Unlike most drummers, Allison didn’t miss the opportunity to push his own sound and vision. He took the alias Ivan to release a cover of Johnny O’Keefe’s ‘The Wild One’ entitled ‘Real Wild Child’. The song was better than the original, but it is hard to imagine anyone sounding less like a real wild child.
In 1958 the song was released as a single by Jerry Ivan Allison, a member of The Crickets, using the name Ivan. Retitled "Real Wild Child," the song became a moderate hit, peaking at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1958 Vinyl release of "Real Wild Child / Oh You Beautiful Doll" on Discogs.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1958 Vinyl release of "Real Wild Child" on Discogs.
