- Born
- Died
- Birth nameTommy Douglas Allsup
- Nickname
- The Crickets
- Tommy Allsup was an American rockabilly and swing musician. He was well known as a famous member of the Cherokee Nation. He worked with famous artists like Buddy Holly, Bob Wills, His Texas Playboys, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, the Ventures, The Crickets, Ronnie Smith, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings, to name a few. In 1959, Tommy was supposed to be in the plane with Buddy Holly when he died but ended up giving his seat to Ritchie Valens by losing a coin toss. In 1979, he started a night club, "Tommy's Heads Up Saloon", in Dallas. He died on January 11, 2017, at 85 years old
- IMDb mini biography by: Michael L. Ballard
- SpousesNicole(2009 - January 11, 2017) (his death)Caren Lynn Crowson(August 31, 2002 - December 23, 2009) (divorced, 1 child)Karen Kaye Kelly(July 7, 1970 - June 25, 2002) (divorced, 1 child)Virginia Louise Rowe(April 30, 1955 - 1958) (divorced)
- He was born into a farming family. His father and brother were both fiddlers, and he played guitar with them at square dances. By age 18, he had his own western swing band, Tommy Allsup's Range Riders.
- Father of country musician Austin Allsup.
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