Rock n roll country blues archive videos 1,298,185 views. 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. Mccartney, though, for putting this together all those years ago, and kudos to white star for reissuing the documentary on dvd. 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. The complete, video biography of rock n roll legend buddy holly, produced and hosted by paul mccartney. 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. After watching the buddy holly story film starring garry busey, paul decided to make a more accurate account of what happened. Notwithstanding, the dramatic performance of gary busey as holly. 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. The film actually did go on to win an academy award for its score by joe renzetti. Gary busey did a stellar job in portraying buddy in this film and at times it.
Although mccartneys documentary has been around for awhile, it is still among the most important biographical studies of buddy holly. We come away from this movie understanding not only how buddy holly became a star, but why. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be. This film is a good commemorative of hollys life, but it bears little resemblance to the real buddy holly story. Publication date 1983 topics holly, buddy, 19361959, rock musicians publisher new york. 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 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. Gary busey stars as buddy holly in this widely acclaimed bigscreen biography and sings well enough on camera for the film. A light hearted entertaining overview of buddy holly an artist that in two short years. 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. 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.
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 is a showcase for the infectious, high energy music of this rock n roll hero. The complete video biography of rocknroll legend buddy holly, produced and hosted by paul mccartney. The buddy holly story rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray.
It is a very personal look into the private and professional. Provided to youtube by tunecore real buddy holly story sonny curtis sonny curtis. 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. Search results for the buddy holly story dvd netflix. Gary busey did a stellar job in portraying buddy in this film and at times it seemed like. True love ways mit dem royal philharmonic orchestra, 2018. The real buddy holly story by buddy holly, paul mccartney. Real buddy holly story dvd region 1 us import ntsc.
His story will have you singing, laughing, crying, cheering and stomping your feet a film about the life and career of. 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. Walking out of the buddy holly story, you wonder if maybe he wasnt right. The buddy holly story full movie hq columbia youtube. 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. 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. 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 opens on a shot of a yellow neon moon on the roof of a roller rink in 1956 lubbock, texas.
This documentary follows the career of buddy holly from his beginnings in lubbock texas to his untimely death in a 1959 plane crash. 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. The album was released on february 28, 1959 by the. The rock n roll hall of fame history of the winter dance party told by dion. On february 3, 1959, a small plane crashed outside mason city, iowa, killing buddy holly, ritchie valens, and j. The real buddy holly story 1985 richard spence, sonny. The buddy holly story original london cast recording on discogs. The buddy holly story is the first posthumously released compilation album by buddy holly and the crickets. The buddy holly story 1978 the buddy holly story 1978. 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. Sonys film managers have come up with a transfer that betters the grainy, greenish cfi print i saw in 1979. 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.
The buddy holly story 1989 original london cast music. With jerry allison, tommy allsup, sonny curtis, murray deutch. The buddy holly story epic original soundtrack songs. The buddy holly story is a 1978 american biographical film which tells the life story of rock musician buddy holly. Buddy holly the buddy holly story volume ii 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 the carrier of hollys torch. September 1936 als charles hardin holley in lubbock, texas. Gary busey stars as the archetypal rock star buddy holly. 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. Jilie kirgos liner notes on the insert pamphlet communicate the deep impact that buddy holly had on the development of rock n roll. Buddy holly the real buddy holly story releases discogs. With gary busey, don stroud, charles martin smith, conrad janis. Buddy holly the buddy holly story 1968, vinyl discogs. 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.
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