Picks member John Pickering, a Holly backup singer, dies in Houston | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: "John Winton Pickering, 77, died of complications following a stroke on Feb. 28 in Houston, according to his wife, Vicky Pickering.
Her husband worked as a petroleum geologist for 53 years, she said.
To music fans, and especially fans of the late Buddy Holly, Pickering will be remembered as a member of vocal group The Picks.
The Picks are heard singing backup for Buddy Holly & The Crickets on nine of the songs featured on 2011 retrospective “Buddy Holly, Not Fade Away.”"
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I saw Buddy Holley live twice and I still think about it from time to time.
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