Buddy Holly wrote this song as "Cindy Lou." It went: When his drummer, Jerry Allison, heard it, he asked Buddy if he would change the name to "Peggy Sue" after a girl he had dated named Peggy Sue Gerron. Holly agreed; the song probably wouldn't be heard outside of Lubbock, Texas, and it would really mean some brownie points for Jerry. More @Wikipedia
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