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The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

Drama Music

His story will have you singing, laughing, crying, cheering, and stomping your feet

Release Date: 1978, May 18
Directors: Steve Rash
Countries: United States of America
Production: Innovisions, Columbia Pictures, Taurus Film
Cast: Matthew Beard, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, William Jordan, Gary Busey, Gloria Irizarry, Gailard Sartain, John F. Goff, Arch Johnson, Albert Popwell, Conrad Janis, Neva Patterson

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.

Keywords:

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