The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

7.1/10 • 114 min • Drama Music

Overview

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.

Cast

Gary Busey

Don Stroud

Charles Martin Smith

Ray Bob Simmons

Conrad Janis

William Jordan

Maria Richwine

Maria Elena Holly

Dick O'Neill

Neva Patterson

Arch Johnson

John F. Goff

Gloria Irizarry

Jim Beach

Gailard Sartain

Albert Popwell

Paul Mooney

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