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.
Gary Busey
Don Stroud
Charles Martin Smith
Conrad Janis
William Jordan
Maria Richwine
Amy Johnston
Dick O'Neill
Fred Travalena
Neva Patterson
Arch Johnson
John F. Goff
Gloria Irizarry
Jody Berry
Richard Kennedy
Jim Beach
Gailard Sartain
Albert Popwell
Paul Mooney
M.G. Kelly
Matthew Beard