# Peggy Sue Dead at 78

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peggy-sue-dead-at-78/822352>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 3, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peggy-sue-dead-at-78/822352 "2018-10-03T05:38:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peggy-sue-dead-at-78/822352/1 "2018-10-03T05:38:22Z")

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Peggy Sue Gerron, that is. THE Peggy Sue of the Buddy Holly song. Story [here](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/peggy-sue-dead-buddy-holly-song-731986/).

RIP, Peggy Sue. ☹

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peggy-sue-dead-at-78/822352/2 "2018-10-03T06:31:42Z")

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Interesting story, thank you.

RIP, Peggy Sue.

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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peggy-sue-dead-at-78/822352/3 "2018-10-10T04:30:14Z")

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I’m just glad that Dr. Beckett came along right at the end of the episode and helped him out with the lyrics, because “Piggy Sooey” doesn’t sound nearly as good.

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peggy-sue-dead-at-78/822352/4 "2018-10-10T12:43:36Z")

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One of my brothers used to live in Lubbock TX, and many years ago he visited with Peggy Sue Gerron. I never knew he did that. Yesterday he sent a pic of that visit.

Here is that pic — [imgbox - fast, simple image host](http://imgbox.com/i6q0mNxw)

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**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peggy-sue-dead-at-78/822352/5 "2018-10-10T13:24:21Z")

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> [@Snooooopy](#):
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> I’m just glad that Dr. Beckett came along right at the end of the episode and helped him out with the lyrics, because “Piggy Sooey” doesn’t sound nearly as good.

I was hoping I wouldn’t be the only one to think of this 🙂

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peggy-sue-dead-at-78/822352/6 "2018-10-10T16:59:04Z")

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Your brother looks a little bit like Walter Becker.