Joe B. Mauldin

Joe Benson Mauldin, Jr. (born July 8, 1940) is ranked among the top rock bassists and became a recording engineer at Gold Star Studios, the Los Angeles studio that became the hit factory for Phil Spector, Brian Wilson and other major 1960's rock performers. He was born in Lubbock, Texas.

Mauldin became the bassist in the group The Crickets, which included Buddy Holly and drummer Jerry Allison and guitarist Niki Sullivan. But the first rock band he played in was 'The Four Teens' of Lubbock in 1955. He appears to have recorded with this group (that included the recording artist Terry Noland) in Dallas, prior to his recording with Buddy Holly in Clovis, NM. Since Holly's death in 1959 he has played on and off as an original 'Cricket' with J.I. Allison, Sonny Curtis, Glen D. Hardin and with Niki Sullivan on occasion. He has also been inducted into the in Lubbock as an original Cricket.

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