THE REAL BUDDY HOLLY STORY

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• Release Year: 2004
• Genre: Documentary, Music
• Plot: The Real Buddy Holly Story; ; The Real Buddy Holly Story is the definitive story of the 'undisputed father of rock music'. Buddy Holly. Produced and hosted by former Beatle, Paul McCartney, this brilliant and enlightening program is the the most authoritative biography ever assembled on the life of the American pop icon, and contains rare film clips, unreleased performance footage and features interviews with McCartney, Keith Richards,Phil and Don Everly, Sonny Curtis, jerry Allison and more.; ; Paul McCartney guides us through stories and songs of the legandary hit-maker and the tremendous influence that he had on popular music. Rare performance footage includes Buddy Holly performing 'That'll be the Day' and 'Oh Boy!'. McCartney performing Holly's immortal 'Words of Love' and The Rolling Stones performing 'Not Fade Away'.; ; Buddy Holly was a man of humble beginnings who was borned and raised in Lubbock, Texas. In just eighteen months he recorded 9 top ten hits and his sound continues to influence generations of musicians and song writers. His genius came early, but his voice was forever silenced on February 3rd, 1959, when he was killed in a tragic airplane crash along with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper - a day in history that has become known as 'the day the music died'. The death of Buddy Holly has left a void in the rock world that was never filled to this day.; ; The Real Buddy Holly Story is a celebration of the life of a true American idol.;
• Cast: Jerry Allison, Tommy Allsup, Sonny Curtis, Murray Deutch, Don Everly, Phil Everly, Ben Hall, Larry Holley, Travis Holley, Buddy Holly, Maria Elena Holly, Joe B. Mauldin, Paul McCartney, Vi Petty, Keith Richards, Bob Thiele, Richard Spence, Anthony Wall, Don Fairservice, Tina Hetherington, Richard Manton
• Director: Richard Spence
• Runtime: 1:26
• Company: MPL Communications, White Star, ARENA Production
• Media Format: Movie