The Buddy Holly Story

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

  Buddy Holly
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  Don Stroud

  Jesse Charles
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  Charles Martin Smith

  Ray Bob Simmons
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  Conrad Janis

  Ross Turner
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  William Jordan

  Riley
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  Maria Richwine

  Maria Elena Holly
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  Dick O'Neill

  Sol Gittler
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  Neva Patterson

  Mrs. Holly
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  Arch Johnson

  Mr. Holly
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  John F. Goff

  T.J.