Niki Sullivan

Niki Sullivan was born in 1937. Some say he was born in Lubbock, Texas because he was associated with Buddy Holly, a Lubbock native. Sullivan, at the age of 19, in 1956, met Buddy Holly and with drummer Jerry Allison and bassist Joe B. Mauldin they began playing as "Buddy Holly and The Three Tunes". Then, Sullivan was used not as guitarist, but as harmony vocalist on "That'll Be the Day" on February 25, 1957. And on December 1, 1957 before leaving Buddy Holly and The Crickets Sullivan appeared with Buddy Holly on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Sullivan left Buddy Holly, and pursued a solo career.