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.
Stars: Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, William Jordan, Maria Richwine
Crew: Robert Gittler (Screenplay), Alan Swyer (Story), Steve Rash (Director), Joe Renzetti (Original Music Composer), Stevan Larner (Director of Photography), Joel Schiller (Production Design)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Innovisions, Columbia Pictures
Runtime: 114 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 18, 1978
IMDb: 3.8
Keywords:rock 'n' roll, disc jockey, biography, rags to riches, affection, singer, airplane crash, price of fame, blizzard, 1950s
