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In The Buddy Holly Story (1978), the legend from Lubbock, Texas, is reassessed in a thoroughly entertaining musical biography that mixes fact and fiction in equal parts, a practice Hollywood is unable to resist despite the potential for distortion and false allegations. Luckily, the film captures Holly's charm and stubborn individuality through ...
On February 2, 1959 at the Clear Lake, Iowa stop on the Winter Dance Party Tour, J.P. Richardson (known as "The Big Bopper") (Gailard Sartain), a disc jockey from Beaumont, Texas, performs his hit "Chantilly Lace". From backstage, Buddy calls Maria to check on her and her pregnancy.
A chronicle of the rise to stardom and all-too-brief musical career of rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly, who always aspired to unapologetically play music the way he wanted it to sound up until the moment he died in a plane crash at the age of 22.
On February 3, 1959, a small plane crashed outside Mason City, Iowa, killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson. Don McLean sang about that day in 'American Pie.'
before the beatles or the stones ever played a note, popular music was forever changed by the bespectacled kid from lubbock, texas - buddy holly… witness his story explode onto the stage in a toe-tapping, hand-clapping extravaganza, which will have you ‘up and dancing in the aisles’!
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY. Drama. Gary Busey gives an electrifying, Oscar (r) nominated performance (Best Actor-1978) as Buddy Holly, the musical genius from Lubbock, Texas, who changed the tune of rock n' roll history.
The Buddy Holly Story is one of the best biopics ever produced for cinema and features 12 of his greatest hit songs. It's a dynamic tribute to one of the most influential rock 'n' rollers of all time and his legacy.
