Don't know how I missed this (or how this board missed it). Joe B. Mauldin, bass player for the Crickets, passed away on Feb. 7th. He was 74.
http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-joe-b-mauldin-20150211-story.html
http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-joe-b-mauldin-20150211-story.html