Buddy Holly Story, The

Gary Busey stars as the ’50s rock pioneer in The Buddy Holly Story, based on source material from the book “Buddy Holly: His Life And Music” by John Goldrosen. After Universal Studios failed in three attempts to get the rights to the Holly story, these filmmakers approached Holly’s widow directly and impressed her with their concepts which included live-on-film music performances, not pre-recorded and lip-synched, and an unknown star. Gary Busey was chosen because he had begun his career as a musician, recording with Leon Russell, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Willie Nelson and Kinky Friedman. The result is a fascinating look at the rise to fame of Buddy Holly and the Crickets.