Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joe B. Mauldin, a bass player for Buddy Holly and The Crickets, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 74... Mauldin began playing bass in his early teens and was a member of The Four Teens before joining Holly's band, The Crickets, in 1957. After Holly's death about two years later, The Crickets continued to record and perform, backing the Everly Brothers on an international tour and, in 1960, releasing their first of several post-Holly albums, "In Style with the Crickets." ..Mauldin and fellow Crickets Allison, Sonny Curtis and the late Niki...