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The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

PG ★ 7.2/10 114 min Drama, Music United States English
Director: Steve Rash
Story by: Alan Swyer
Screenplay by: Robert Gittler
Streaming: Not available
His story will have you singing, laughing, crying, cheering, and stomping your feet

Description

A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound. Holly and his band, the Crickets, are first invited to record in Nashville, where they encounter creative differences with the producing staff. Later they play a major booking at the Apollo Theater, scheduled there under the mistaken assumption that they're a black band. Holly's career eventually goes solo -- until the tragic day the music dies.

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Gary Busey
Gary Busey Buddy Holly
Don Stroud
Don Stroud Jesse Charles
Charles Martin Smith
Charles Martin Smith Ray Bob Simmons
Conrad Janis
Conrad Janis Ross Turner
William Jordan
William Jordan Riley
Maria Richwine
Maria Richwine Maria Elena Holly
Amy Johnston Cindy Lou
Dick O'Neill
Dick O'Neill Sol Gittler

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