The buddy holly story smacks of realism in almost every respect, from the dramaturgy involving holly and his backup band, the crickets, to the verisimilitude of the musical numbers. Real buddy holly story dvd region 1 us import ntsc. On february 3, 1959, a small plane crashed outside mason city, iowa, killing buddy holly, ritchie valens, and j. Of all the dvds about buddy on the market this is easily the best and best value, made with loving care and affection by all involved and with good informative interviews especially the ones with sonny and jerry on guitar and drums respectively showing buddys guitar style and how the songs were constructed.
The buddy holly story rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. The complete, video biography of rock n roll legend buddy holly, produced and hosted by paul mccartney. The buddy holly story 2003 a chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock n roll star buddy holly gary busey, who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound. September 1936 als charles hardin holley in lubbock, texas. In the wake of the successful, but largely fictitious feature film the buddy holly story in 1978, paul mccartney, who owns the holly song publishing catalog, decided to set the record straight, and the result is this 90minute documentary, directed by richard spence, which begins with mccartney playing a rare beatles acetate and goes on to present what little film footage there is of holly. Search results for the buddy holly story dvd netflix. Paul mccartney interviews people who actually knew buddy and worked with him in his lifetime. Charles hardin holley september 7, 1936 february 3, 1959, known professionally as buddy holly, was an american musician and singersongwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid1950s rock and roll. Gary busey did a stellar job in portraying buddy in this film and at times it. About the only nagging point is that at times the film oversteps the boundary between telling the real story of buddy holly and focusing on paul mccartney as the carrier of hollys torch. Buddy holly the buddy holly story volume ii discogs.
As the credits start, the camera moves down from the moon to the parking lot, into the roller rink, past the concessions and across the rink to a small bandstand where a. Gary busey stars as buddy holly in this widely acclaimed bigscreen biography and sings well enough on camera for the film. The film actually did go on to win an academy award for its score by joe renzetti. The rock n roll hall of fame history of the winter dance party told by dion. The buddy holly story is the first posthumously released compilation album by buddy holly and the crickets. After watching the buddy holly story film starring garry busey, paul decided to make a more accurate account of what happened. Sonys film managers have come up with a transfer that betters the grainy, greenish cfi print i saw in 1979. The buddy holly story epic original soundtrack songs. His story will have you singing, laughing, crying, cheering and stomping your feet a film about the life and career of.
This entertaining and enlightening show is the most definitive biography of buddy holly ever assembled, featuring interviews with members of the crickets and many of buddy hollys family and friends who knew him best. Publication date 1983 topics holly, buddy, 19361959, rock musicians publisher new york. Lubbocks geographical position meant that holly would have heard hillbilly, mexican and black music on the radio during his formative years, this cosmopolitan musical background was to prove vital to the versatility he latei displayed in his own work. The buddy holly story full movie hq columbia youtube. The real buddy holly story 1985 richard spence, sonny. This film is a good commemorative of hollys life, but it bears little resemblance to the real buddy holly story. The buddy holly story 1978 the buddy holly story 1978.
Provided to youtube by tunecore real buddy holly story sonny curtis sonny curtis. It features an academy awardwinning musical score, adapted by joe renzetti and oscarnominated lead performance by gary busey the film also stars don stroud, charles martin smith, conrad janis, william jordan, and maria richwine, who played maria elena holly. Notwithstanding, the dramatic performance of gary busey as holly. The real buddy holly story by buddy holly, paul mccartney. The twilight time bluray of the buddy holly story is in great shape. The buddy holly story is a 1978 american biographical film which tells the life story of rock musician buddy holly. Buddy holly the real buddy holly story releases discogs. About the only nagging point is that at times the film oversteps the boundary between telling the real story of buddy holly and focusing on paul mccartney as. It is a very personal look into the private and professional.
From the time he was a highschool student in lubbock, texas until his tragic death at age 22 in 1959, buddy holly ignored the condemnation by townspeople and his conservative relatives and dedicated his life to the new music he became famous for performing. In reaction to the popular, but historically inaccurate hollywood film the buddy holly story, paul mccartney decided to set the record straight by hosting and producing the real buddy holly story. Gary busey did a stellar job in portraying buddy in this film and at times it seemed like. The film traces the groups meteoric rise and shortlived career, buddys headoverheels romance with the young woman who would become his wife, and loosely covers some bumps in the road on the way to stardom. The buddy holly story rating is pg but to me it is like pg because there is alot of cuss words so children under 7 and under not watch.
Buddy holly the buddy holly story 1968, vinyl discogs. The buddy holly story opens on a shot of a yellow neon moon on the roof of a roller rink in 1956 lubbock, texas. He was born in lubbock, texas, to a musical family during the great depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his siblings. The buddy holly story rating is pg but to me it is like pg because there is a lot of cuss words so children under 7 and under not watch. This documentary follows the career of buddy holly from his beginnings in lubbock texas to his untimely death in a 1959 plane crash. The buddy holly story is a showcase for the infectious, high energy music of this rock n roll hero. The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death. Mccartney, though, for putting this together all those years ago, and kudos to white star for reissuing the documentary on dvd. The buddy holly story 1989 original london cast music. A light hearted entertaining overview of buddy holly an artist that in two short years. In fact, when you consider busey was 33 at the time of making the film, and plays buddy holly from the age of 19 to 22, you have to admit hes doing a fine job of it to the point where the nowcontroversial actor even earned an oscar nomination way back when.
With gary busey, don stroud, charles martin smith, conrad janis. True love ways mit dem royal philharmonic orchestra, 2018. Gary busey stars as the archetypal rock star buddy holly. With jerry allison, tommy allsup, sonny curtis, murray deutch. Although mccartneys documentary has been around for awhile, it is still among the most important biographical studies of buddy holly. Walking out of the buddy holly story, you wonder if maybe he wasnt right. The buddy holly story original london cast recording on discogs. The album was released on february 28, 1959 by the. About the only nagging point is that at times the film oversteps the boundary between telling the real story of buddy holly and focusing on paul mccartney as the. Rock n roll country blues archive videos 1,298,185 views.
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