If Jamie Foxx won an Oscar for Ray in 2004 then Gary Busey certainly deserved an Oscar for the Buddy Holly Story 1979. If Rami Malek won an Oscar for Bohemian Rhapsody 2019 by lip syncing then Gary Busey got screwed..... his acting and especially his singing in this film was astounding
@@vickydodson6849 Buddy was too clean for them to honor that high on their scale. Pushing social narratives that belittle or teardown families always win instead of conservative non drug using non drinking moral family men.
Charles absolutely DID NOT play the bass. Sorry. Don DID play the drums. Gary DID screw up the lyrics! Still was a great movie. Maria lost their baby due to a miscarriage after learning about the plane crash and Buddy's death.
Agreed!! Just goes to show that music transcends any and all barriers. Love how the audience was shocked, and i suppose the house band too, when the curtain was drawn back and these 3 were on stage. Didn’t take long for the raw, powerful music to win them all over.
@@wayneturpen592 It helped that the band was playing original songs and not stealing stuff from Berry and the other African American rock n rollers of the time.
It was enough to get an Oscar nomination....I remember Belushi was pissed because he thought he should have gotten the nomination for Animal House, and somehow felt Busey got his nom...!
Busey was INCREDIBLE IN THIS PERFORMANCE WHICH WAS HANDS DOWN HIS BEST CAREER PERFORMANCE! The fact that he sang every song in the movie just shows how talented he truly was!
@For The Love Of Seattle You are probably right on that account although Busey probably couldn’t keep his own personality in check! I was very impressed with his singing though!
@@jetcitysinatra7300 I think Busey's performance was carefully choreographed and played. Buddy Holly could keep a crowd's attention due to the novelty of himself, the songs and the genre of rock 'n' roll itself (not to mention his flawless performance). Gary Busey was performing, albeit through the lens of a director's camera, for a 1978 audience. Maybe it would've been just as interesting if he mimicked Holly's stage performance, but I tend to believe that the moviegoers of 1978 might've found it a little lackluster. Seattle! I'm a Ballard man, myself!
Outstanding stuff. Beautiful people on and off stage. Forget colour, forget creed... Live, love and breathe music. When everyone gets up and dances... Wonderful, just wonderful.
Never heard the crowd went wild. But Buddy Holly and the band got sued and lost because there was already an R&B Cricket group (who had hits). That's when the name change came. And they weren't the first white act in there either.
He was recognized + should've won the Oscar for it. Plus, who could forget his scary Mr. Joshua in the first Lethal Weapon flick? Unfortunately after his motorcycle accident people saw his erratic behaviour as goofy. Sadly, Gary became fodder for stand-up comics and that pretty much made him unhirable for serious projects but Kathryn Bigelow took a chance in the early '90s with a small but crucial role in her Point Break action flick w/ Keanu and Swayze and was perfect. but then he had that
When I was 15 years old in 1957, I heard " Maybe Baby " on the radio, and it's been my favorite song ever since.. .struck a chord you might say. Buddy had an energy and enthusiasm which carried over and helped relieve teenage angst even back then. I'll be 80 in two months so I think I'll treat myself to some Buddy Holly on my old Victrola...
@@jeffsanders663 No... I knew about Carl Perkins through Elvis (Blue Moon of Kentucky). Elvis was already popular... especially with Hound Dawg and Don't Be Cruel, (my second fav) but the first Rock 'n Roll was Bill Haley and the Comets (Haley looked too old to be sporting that curl on his forehand) with Rock Around the Clock. After that there was an explosion of rock and roll...all different, ... Paul Anka was big too...list goes on and on... long time ago
I was 5 years old, living in San Angelo Texas in 1954. I had 2 older brothers & a sister. I remember when Elvis and rock n roll hit. I played the stacks of 45.s listening and dancing to that beat. I'm 70 now, I'm still rocking.
@@isorokudono Thanks for the appology trooper.Because you know it's been said;"RYTHEM and Blues had a baby,and they call it ,Rock 'n Roll"- Black music was forbidden by white parents from their children..And when white kids started mimicking Black RYTHEM and Blues,it was THEN termed,Rock and roll.Elvis Presley met Little Richard behind stage and said;" Hey' I done met the King". You ought to know better-
@Mark Rondson There's nothing new under the sun.Life is a cycle,what goes around comes around.What today's young people lack is respect and consideration for others.The best promises we had for better future are dead.Murdered...JFK and RFK.And it WAS NOT coincidence-
The reason this sounds so good is because it’s real-imagine what Buddy could do to an audience in 1957. His level of talent is far too scarce and certainly not being nurtured today.
No-one nurtured Buddy Holley; he was self-created -- like most of the early rock n rollers back then, he was an original and one-off. In his own small way he was a corn-fed genius; witness his fame and appreciation for his songs this past seventy years and into the future.
RIP Buddy Holly (September 7, 1936 - February 3, 1959), aged 22 And RIP Paul Mooney (August 4, 1941 - May 19, 2021), aged 79 You both will be remembered as legends.
Should have heard what the Beatles reaction was when they were told to play to a segregated audience, the Beatles absolutely refused to play to a segregated audience, and threatened to leave the show unless it was changed.
Buddy Holly captured magic in his two minute songs. Gary Busey did an incredible job bringing both the man and the magic alive for those of us that never had a chance to see it live.
I believe it was Chuck Berry that said something to somebody ( another musician - probably ) - a Beatle ? that they ( musicians ? ) were ( my words - now ) , doing more to break down social barriers than ... the politicians ?... in Washington . Whatever it was he said , that breaking down of social barriers had been going on in music circles for quite some time .
Garey's the most underrated actor ever, mocked by some because the motorcycle accident he was in caused severe head trauma and changed his personality somewhat. He probably should've won awards for Silver Bullet as well as Point Break.
He was nominated but lost. Lou Diamond Phillips did a Great job as Richie Valens as well a few years later. The soundtrack for this film was a huge success in 1978. Gary went above and beyond for his role in this film.
@@glenharrison4311 bizarre comment. How many white rock singers have technically pure singing voices anyway? Probably less than five in the entire history of rock music. A "few songs"? C'mon, get real. Learn some history. He was a great, great song writer - no question about that. No Buddy Holly, no Beatles.
What a film - a fitting tribute to the legend Buddy Holly. Watched this many times over the years and the ending is one of only 2 films that has me holding back the tears. Bye bye Mr American Pie.....
Stunningly beautiful people in the audience! Don Stroud played those drums so well, and Charles Martin Smith put such incredible energy into playing the upright bass and singing backup. Gary Busey is on fire in this stage presentation.
"Stunningly Beautiful people"???!!!...I just see regular looking people and hopefully one day you'll see that, too...FYI, talking about us, minorities, like we are all so different than you is strange. Plus, you claiming everyone one of us is "stunning looking" is you being fake. We do have some unattractive looking people too, just like Whites do. Just be real bc nobody respects a kiss-ass or someone who's self-hating
@@thismothafuckasaid7304 she thinks it makes her a good person to say people are beautiful when she really thinks they're ugly. You see the same comments on videos about fat women or deformed people.
As a big Buddy Holly fan. Gary Busey gave the best performance by far of any who have tried since, and the best tribute, to such an icon. And to be singing live in his performances, shows his real talent. I watched the film on its first release, and never tire of watching it still. I love listening to his takes on all the Buddy Holly songs, but two that stand out for me personally are Maybe Baby and True Love Ways. 🎶🎵🎸
@anonymous user Traded his seat with the Bopper who had been sick from having to ride on a bus with no heat and broke down more than it ran. Buddy told Waylon he hoped the bus broke down for giving his seat on the plane away and Waylon said well I hope your dang plane crashes. Waylon never forgave himself for saying that and even felt it was his fault.
Gary Busey was and still is an amazing God Given talent. No one else has been able to pull this off to the outstanding degree that he did! Buddy is quite proud I suspect. Thank you so much Gary. You da best!
Thank you father for allowing me to hear all of these greats while they were still alive and I was too then sadly to see them pass while I was blessed enough to be alive. Praise God.
Elvis and Johnny Cash came to Lubbock touring and I believe Buddy Holley played here in Lubbock High School auditorium yes. I’m from Lubbock Texas. I believe Elvis played more times in Lubbock than any other city in the 50s
@@roknroller The Sam Cooke tour is fiction, made up for the movie, just like the Buddy is the genius producer of the songs. Buddy was great, a part of the great American songbook. But the movie is highly fictionalized, was disliked by the Holley family (that was the actual spelling of Buddy’s last name) and the Crickets. Also I believe someone added additional guitar to the songs on the soundtrack. Good movie. Not history.
@@samuelmorado70 Don't Mess with TEXAS! I saw Jerry Lee, as a child, at a local fair in Ft. Worth in 1959. Never forgot (even as a child), his intensely on the Ivory's! Good times....
Incredible performances and music in this movie. If you get to the end of it and don’t have tears in your eyes or at least fell incredibly sad at the loss of these wonderfully talented people, you aren’t human. The joyful exuberance of these songs is unforgettable.
It definitely brings tears to my eyes. Buddy is one of my all time favorites. I was born in 1965. The show Happy Days brought most of this great music to my life. I think this may have been one of the first movies I saw at a theater. Gary Busey was phenomenal as Buddy. This particular scene was done so well. They really represented the racial part very well.The people were able to tune themselves in to the music instead of just seeing white. Wonderful.
That's Don Stroud on drums. He's impressive. A solid character actor, usually playing the 'heavy". He was the deranged criminal in Coogan's Bluff, with Clint Eastwood, in the 70s. And many more. He's still with us, too!
Colour should never have mattered it was all about music shame he died so young he died the same date and year I was born a legend of rock and roll RIP
Gary Busey and costars - i think Buddy is grinning from ear to ear. You did a GREAT reenactment. Buddy Holly and the Crickets....for real!!! Chokes me up every time I hear Buddy. Deborah, Lubbock Texas
Wasn’t had the performance(s) at the Surf but my family did drive out in the country to see the plane crash. I was not quite 11yo, but the memory has sure stick with me... seeing a small ball of wreckage way out in a corn field over 60years ago.
Buddy Holly is an always will be the King of Rock an Roll. He made and his group an him sang his songs. I was delivering a morning paper on Feb4 , 1959 on my birthday, the headlines said" Rock an Roll , Buddy Holly, Richey Vallens and the Big Bopper die in plane crash in clear lake Iowa. That was the end of Rock an Roll!
Had he lived longer buddy Holly would have been king of rock n rol l with his talent and song writing ability he had lots of people and bands following him people who love talent still listen to buddy today thank you buddy ❤️👍💙
@Duke Marshall I think you are right. I don't think this can be said of any other icon of that era in quite the same way. He played out the blueprint for the sixties in a handful of utterly classic songs.
I loved this movie and watch it when it comes on TV from time to time. This show was well done and it's the Busey I remember and will keep remembering. That's the real American Idol: Apollo.
Actually he didn't nail Buddy Holly at all, and this movie sure wasn't the Buddy Holly story. But somehow it was entertaining as all hell and started me on a Buddy Holly kick that lasted a good year or so after it came out.
@@margiejones6709 Gary Busey was good in this film, I admit. I'm just saying if you compare his performances to vid clips of the real Buddy Holly, you can see how different they actually are. As for the name-calling, let's be grownups, okay?
I remember he was on everyone's lips when his plane crashed, I was eleven and unconscious of a lot of things but I knew who Buddy Holly was and his songs. Such a short , wonderful life. Forever a star.
I remember listening to Buddy Holly on distant am radio stations at night when I was 8. We could FEEL the power of raising new music. The , the morning of February 4, we heard of the plane crash & just knew that was our day of infamy. My bros & sisters & cousins & school friends grieved for months. And gradually there were others appearing on Ed Sullivan that started the momentum again. But, nobody ever replaced Buddy, The Big Bopper & Richie Valance
Two years before I was born but my oldest sister was 11. So I grew up with this type of music and I love it still today and hope I can give my granddaughters a chance to hear how great the music was then.
I had the great good fortune to be instrument tech on The Buddy Holly Story in Australia (2009) promoted by great friends David And Julie White... A fabulous tour opened on 3rd of February the 59th anniversary of Buddy's death. By Peggy Sue Gerron ( sadly now deceased ) a great trooper of a Lady, and a wonderful friend. Scott Cameron played a stunningly lookalike BUDDY, and absolutely took the part for his own!! Great days. This version was fabulous too, a fitting tribute to the great man..... Rave on!!
But what if he'd had to submit to the draft, like Elvis, and put his music career on hiatus for a couple of years? I can't find anything on-line that even speculates about this possibility.
I watched the " Buddy Holly Story " many ,many years ago after it release I believe on HBO and have watched it many times after that when HBO replayed it again... so I recorded it on a VHS tape. It's sad that musicians like Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, Stevie Ray Vaughn and others were taken away from us too early in their careers, but thanks to TH-cam... their memories and music are still with us ! Thank you TH-cam 👍👍😎 !
My mother sang at the Apollo way before any of us watching this video we're alive, she was white, actually took first place, second place went to this guy Frank who eventually became a man by the name of Frankie Laine. She passed away in 2017 at 102 years old, so could imagine how long ago that was. Great video by the way! It's funny how the men in the audience mostly all wore suits back then. I was just a kid back then but I remember that. Pretty cool. Ain't It Funny, How Time Slips Away.
@@stevewixom9311 Damn right it does! I remember asking a guy at work who had reached retirement at 65 after 20 years service. He told me the years had flown by and I said, "blimey don't say that as i'm only 45 myself". He was right.....i'm 70 now and my son was saying he can't wait until he retires......he's 45 so I told him what the old guy at work had said to me.
@@Phred7447 Thank you...I often thought of that as I use to dance back in the early sixties with my black friends...there was no difference in our love for the same music! Isn’t it funny what you remember about early times! Loved my friends! All of them! 😊
Damn, they ROCKED the Apollo! A Black Apollo audience can be UNFORGIVING! Hell, I'm a Black woman who's a damned good singer, and not even I would've been brave enough to perform at the Apollo!😂😂😂
Have you seen the Belinda Davids from south Africa singing Whitney Houston? She did Dolly Parton's song I will always love you. She nailed it and they loved her. Steve Harvey warned her the Apollo was a tough show.
@@loveinspired7 too much a punk? I have friend who tried too I've seen the picture of her standing on stage. Couldn't get enough real interest. Sounded like too many interested in her booty and not enough in anything else.
I absolutely agree. Jon Voight had a few good moments in Coming Home, but Busey's performance was the best of that year's nominees, with the possible exception of De Niro in The Deer Hunter.
Meher Music Because Singing and acting like someone else is the hardest part to play and that’s why so many people who do are nominated for the Oscar. Like Walk The Line, Coal Minors Daughter, etc.
Great music transcends all racial barriers. I have never let sex, race or religion influence what music I like. Music speaks to your soul. Thank God for music.
I love ALMOST ALL MUSIC....THIS IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE of GREAT MUSIC.....MY DAD introduced me to this gere..I had many genres of music bc I had many ppl to introduce me to different types of music from many diff era's of life..thank GOD for them and their sharing.....
That's interesting you say that. I've seen Carl Perkins once comment on something Chuck Berry had said. Carl said, "Chuck Berry once said to me, 'You know, I think our music is doing just as much as our leaders in Washington to break down the barriers.' And you know what? He was right."
I've read all the comments and totally agree ... that as a nation... we "are" going backwards to a time when blacks and whites are divided again. What I am curious about is ... why this year 2020? Why is this year that's not even over yet ... any different that the years before. Is it just because it's an election year? I do not have an answer... but as for myself... I have never looked at the color of a person's skin as a negative. We are all human beings and we are all in the same situation with the Pandemic. Well, I'm going to continue my relationships with my black and Hispanic friends as I always have. I care about them as much as I do my family!
I seriously think Gary Busey gave the best rock bio performance ever with this movive. That's really him singing and playing. Not just him, the whole band. Those performances were recorded live. Nothing is mimed or lip synced. Busey sings exactly like Buddy Holly and his guitar playing is note for note accurate as well. Aside from that, his acting is great too. He really embodies Buddy Holly in his speech, demeanor, humor, Texas accent affect everything. Gary Busey suffered a brain injury after his motorcycle accident and has never been the same sence, but back in the day, he was one of the best actors out there (he was also great in the first Lethal Weapon movie) and this is an all time performance .
If Jamie Foxx won an Oscar for Ray in 2004 then Gary Busey certainly deserved an Oscar for the Buddy Holly Story 1979. If Rami Malek won an Oscar for Bohemian Rhapsody 2019 by lip syncing then Gary Busey got screwed..... his acting and especially his singing in this film was astounding
Yes with him singing and acting, he was robbed.
Absolutely. Busey was incredible .
@@bryanrendleman2001 AMEN
@@vickydodson6849 Buddy was too clean for them to honor that high on their scale.
Pushing social narratives that belittle or teardown families always win instead of conservative non drug using non drinking moral family men.
Word😎
Gary was born to play that part. What an absolutely amazing performance.
You think Tim Conway could have did it
Isn't that something praise God
Wonder what he learned that they wanted kept quiet.
You should see the musical play that featured Gus Macgregor as Buddy. He was way better than Gary Busey.
A brilliant performance from Gary Busey.
Gary, Don and Charles all sang - played their own instruments and all 3 deserve credit. Amazing performances.
Gary Busey even used a legit Buddy Holly guitar which he later bought.
@@Rockyinlp that the money went to Buddy’s family
Charles absolutely DID NOT play the bass. Sorry. Don DID play the drums. Gary DID screw up the lyrics! Still was a great movie. Maria lost their baby due to a miscarriage after learning about the plane crash and Buddy's death.
@@bradb1474 You are right! He played the Drums dumbass.
@@bradb1474 Don was playing the drums, that's Charles playing the bass.
Nothing brings down barriers like great music.
Agreed!! Just goes to show that music transcends any and all barriers. Love how the audience was shocked, and i suppose the house band too, when the curtain was drawn back and these 3 were on stage. Didn’t take long for the raw, powerful music to win them all over.
@@wayneturpen592 It helped that the band was playing original songs and not stealing stuff from Berry and the other African American rock n rollers of the time.
@glenchapman3899 that would not have went over well if they were covering black artists works.
Oh definitely. I have seen footage of white performers covering Berry and other black artists at the time, and the songs are terrible
And nothing builds them like gangsta rap….. if you don’t think so then imagine a white klan member singing the same songs.
Gary Busey was perfect in this movie.
I’ve read that Busey felt Buddy’s spirit come over him while making the movie. I would say his performance proves that. Should’ve won an Oscar.
It was enough to get an Oscar nomination....I remember Belushi was pissed because he thought he should have gotten the nomination for Animal House, and somehow felt Busey got his nom...!
I agree with you, Jim. Gary’s performance was brilliant, totally captured the beat and essence of Buddy’s.
Regards.
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@@jimstanga6390 .....Simple.....Busey fucking nailed it!
No kidding, I was thinking that.
This movie get any awards?
I'm not really a Gary Busey fan but what a job he did on this he sing it all himself he did deserve Academy Award
Busey did a great job of impersonating Buddy Holly. I wish I could pull that off! What fun that would be 😊.
He's a great actor . Just hard to control😅
What’s wrong with being a fan of Gary Busey? Don’t listen to him Gary Busey I love you Gary Busey
Every time I watch this again and again, Busey and his crickets are still top notch and should get an Oscar at very least!
Busey was INCREDIBLE IN THIS PERFORMANCE WHICH WAS HANDS DOWN HIS BEST CAREER PERFORMANCE! The fact that he sang every song in the movie just shows how talented he truly was!
A radio station had a morning show and a guest would tell about drunk Gary Busey calling him to sing Buddy Holly songs
@@mikejohnson5491 WOW! That’s a cool story!
*Scott* I think Busey over acted. I have seen video of Buddy Holly and the Crickets on TH-cam and Buddy wasn't that hyperactive.
@For The Love Of Seattle You are probably right on that account although Busey probably couldn’t keep his own personality in check! I was very impressed with his singing though!
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I think Busey's performance was carefully choreographed and played. Buddy Holly could keep a crowd's attention due to the novelty of himself, the songs and the genre of rock 'n' roll itself (not to mention his flawless performance).
Gary Busey was performing, albeit through the lens of a director's camera, for a 1978 audience.
Maybe it would've been just as interesting if he mimicked Holly's stage performance, but I tend to believe that the moviegoers of 1978 might've found it a little lackluster.
Seattle! I'm a Ballard man, myself!
This was Gary Busey's best performance of his career, he actually sang all the songs himself, most other actors lip sang
Yes, he also played the guitar on every song! That's entertainment
And here I thought Randall you would think Gary’s role as “Mr. Joshua” in the Lethal Weapon series was his best!🤪
In walks Marshall Crenshaw
Shoulda got the Oscar, he was that good.
He is a great musician
Outstanding stuff. Beautiful people on and off stage. Forget colour, forget creed... Live, love and breathe music. When everyone gets up and dances... Wonderful, just wonderful.
He'll yeah
Hell yeah 😎
Its a movie
@@earlycuyler2295 And here was me thinking it was actually happening...
Never heard the crowd went wild. But Buddy Holly and the band got sued and lost because there was already an R&B Cricket group (who had hits). That's when the name change came. And they weren't the first white act in there either.
How he did not get some form of recognition for that performance escapes me... Mr. Busey you were awesome!❤️
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
He was recognized + should've won the Oscar for it. Plus, who could forget his scary Mr. Joshua in the first Lethal Weapon flick? Unfortunately after his motorcycle accident people saw his erratic behaviour as goofy. Sadly, Gary became fodder for stand-up comics and that pretty much made him unhirable for serious projects but Kathryn Bigelow took a chance in the early '90s with a small but crucial role in her Point Break action flick w/ Keanu and Swayze and was perfect.
but then he had that
A real scandal.
He won at least 3 awards and got quite a few nominations for his brilliant work in this role.
@@vincentbarbeau3031 and like a lot of scandals, untrue.
Music breaks prejudice all day long It goes both ways God bless
Prejudice, racism and bigotry all the go the same way. The WRONG way. We are better than this.
Have you heard about the Transgender Eskimo band that just made their debut at Lolipolooza?
Busey was just at the right stage of his life to play Buddy. Great performance.
Agreed..Nick Nolte couldn't have done it.
Buddy Holly died
In...
Best work he ever did.
He dedicated his SOUL to that role & lost 50 plus pounds to transform into Buddy. Biggest Oscar snub in the history of the award, in my opinion.
When I was 15 years old in 1957, I heard " Maybe Baby " on the radio, and it's been my favorite song ever since.. .struck a chord you might say. Buddy had an energy and enthusiasm which carried over and helped relieve teenage angst even back then. I'll be 80 in two months so I think I'll treat myself to some Buddy Holly on my old Victrola...
Happy birthday
Happy birthday!
Was that the 1st rock sing you heard? I ask because not everybody had heard of Elvis or Carl.
@@jeffsanders663 No... I knew about Carl Perkins through Elvis (Blue Moon of Kentucky). Elvis was already popular... especially with Hound Dawg and Don't Be Cruel, (my second fav) but the first Rock 'n Roll was Bill Haley and the Comets (Haley looked too old to be sporting that curl on his forehand) with Rock Around the Clock. After that there was an explosion of rock and roll...all different, ... Paul Anka was big too...list goes on and on... long time ago
Bonne anniversaire.
Happy birthday!
I was 5 years old, living in San Angelo Texas in 1954. I had 2 older brothers & a sister.
I remember when Elvis and rock n roll hit.
I played the stacks of 45.s listening and dancing to that beat.
I'm 70 now, I'm still rocking.
This is and always will be Gary Busey’s finest acting
Actually Gary Busey played a good roll in the movie with Jeff bridges Last American hero
Definitely one of the most underrated movies of our time. I saw this at my local cinema & went back the week after to watch it again 😅
Gary should have an Oscar for that!
What a great memory flash! We all got along pretty good back in those days didn't we folks. The beginning of brotherhood don't you think???❤❤😊
Busey's best performance and that's saying something! He took on a monster task emulating Buddy Holly. Took some stones to pull that off.
And he did a great job LOL an amazing job he is The Lovable crazy uncle nowadays though
Busey's best
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“There wouldn’t be Beatles without Buddy Holly! “-John Lennon
That's a Joke....since they all clamored for CARL PERKIN'S records.......................
There wouldn't ANY of them,no so -called"rock n' roll without Black Americans music first and foremost-
Those of you at TH-cam just HATE the truth obviously-
@@tkso.philly3879 nope. Sorry.
@@isorokudono Thanks for the appology trooper.Because you know it's been said;"RYTHEM and Blues had a baby,and they call it ,Rock 'n Roll"- Black music was forbidden by white parents from their children..And when white kids started mimicking Black RYTHEM and Blues,it was THEN termed,Rock and roll.Elvis Presley met Little Richard behind stage and said;" Hey' I done met the King". You ought to know better-
i couldn't agree more , this is by far the best portayal of buddy holly ever!
It's the best of all of them
@@sharonzinzer3806Yeah,Gary does a better rendition of Buddy than Buddy ever managed...
now why didnt bobby and sharna do a number on dwts? he would have nailed it!
Music brings everyone together. Politics can’t.
How about that.....---
Exactly
@Mark Rondson There's nothing new under the sun.Life is a cycle,what goes around comes around.What today's young people lack is respect and consideration for others.The best promises we had for better future are dead.Murdered...JFK and RFK.And it WAS NOT coincidence-
Then there's that one person that brings it up...
Rock has been one of the most political musical genres since forever
I love that old music we grew up with.
The reason this sounds so good is because it’s real-imagine what Buddy could do to an audience in 1957. His level of talent is far too scarce and certainly not being nurtured today.
Hoy es solo BASURA!!
Wow
No-one nurtured Buddy Holley; he was self-created -- like most of the early rock n rollers back then, he was an original and one-off. In his own small way he was a corn-fed genius; witness his fame and appreciation for his songs this past seventy
years and into the future.
?level of talent far too scarce?
Quite. No mo buddy holly at Apollo!
Saw this movie when I was nine or ten. Started my lifelong love affair with Buddy Holly's music. And yes, Mr. Busey's performance was amazing!!
RIP Buddy Holly (September 7, 1936 - February 3, 1959), aged 22
And
RIP Paul Mooney (August 4, 1941 - May 19, 2021), aged 79
You both will be remembered as legends.
Should've won an Oscar, that's why you know that shytt is rigged.
Busey did all of his music in this film. He felt Buddy was channelling thru him.
I do too💜❣❣❣❣❣
Don Stroud really could play the drums.
Thank you, Gary Busey for letting us see the heart Buddy Holly had, and the love people of all races felt for him! God bless!
Should have heard what the Beatles reaction was when they were told to play to a segregated audience, the Beatles absolutely refused to play to a segregated audience, and threatened to leave the show unless it was changed.
Great performance as an actor. Well done.
@@ericdee6802 Beatles?
Music and love are both international and interracial languages.
@@ericdee6802 music does not need a passport only an Audience that app reaches
An absolutely magnificent performance by Gary Busey
Buddy Holly captured magic in his two minute songs. Gary Busey did an incredible job bringing both the man and the magic alive for those of us that never had a chance to see it live.
It's amazing to see people making music and dancing, not worrying about color or anything, just having a great time singing, dancing and listening.
Do you actually realize what you have said
I believe it was Chuck Berry that said something to somebody ( another musician - probably ) - a Beatle ? that they ( musicians ? ) were ( my words - now ) , doing more to break down social barriers than ... the politicians ?... in Washington . Whatever it was he said , that breaking down of social barriers had been going on
in music circles for quite some time .
@@pegasusgalaxy68
What ? ... They could'nt help but listen .
It's a movie. No documentation if they did what was in the movie.
Elvis and Buddy were instrumental in breaking down those barriers in the South in the early to mid 50's.❤
My wifes funeral song was true love ways . Still cry when i hear it .
Garey's the most underrated actor ever, mocked by some because the motorcycle accident he was in caused severe head trauma and changed his personality somewhat. He probably should've won awards for Silver Bullet as well as Point Break.
Definitely need to put "Under Seige" on that list. He was amazing in that movie!
Great in The Firm and Lethal Weapon as the Joshua man too
Great actor
He was nominated but lost.
Lou Diamond Phillips did a Great job as Richie Valens as well a few years later. The soundtrack for this film was a huge success in 1978. Gary went above and beyond for his role in this film.
Busey should have won an academy award for this. This might have been the best music icon portrayal ever
James Esselman in addition he lost 25 pounds for the role. That's dedication to your craft.
@@ikemancil3850 Hi Ike...That movie made Busey's career. All his other roles will never compare to his Buddy Holly portrayal
Great music. Those were the days. RIP Buddy. Gone way to early. Fantastic memories.🤗
Buddy Holly was ahead of his time.
Agreed
Dont know how you work that out he wrote a few decent songs but his voice no loads of others better
@@glenharrison4311 bizarre comment. How many white rock singers have technically pure singing voices anyway? Probably less than five in the entire history of rock music. A "few songs"? C'mon, get real. Learn some history. He was a great, great song writer - no question about that. No Buddy Holly, no Beatles.
@@glenharrison4311 lol please stop 😂
Agreed
Wow! 🤯 Gary Busey has done a brilliant job at being Buddy Holly and his on stage band are just sheer musical geniuses.
Outstanding performance by Gary Busey, he nailed it.
What a film - a fitting tribute to the legend Buddy Holly. Watched this many times over the years and the ending is one of only 2 films that has me holding back the tears. Bye bye Mr American Pie.....
Stunningly beautiful people in the audience! Don Stroud played those drums so well, and Charles Martin Smith put such incredible energy into playing the upright bass and singing backup. Gary Busey is on fire in this stage presentation.
It's really awesome to see actors multitask AND with great ability. I love when casting goes so right!
So that's is that bloke's name, Charles Martin Smith... :P
@@glassmanorangjitra Yes, that's the bloke's name. He also appeared in "American Graffiti" and "Never Cry Wolf", as well as numerous television shows.
"Stunningly Beautiful people"???!!!...I just see regular looking people and hopefully one day you'll see that, too...FYI, talking about us, minorities, like we are all so different than you is strange. Plus, you claiming everyone one of us is "stunning looking" is you being fake. We do have some unattractive looking people too, just like Whites do. Just be real bc nobody respects a kiss-ass or someone who's self-hating
@@thismothafuckasaid7304 she thinks it makes her a good person to say people are beautiful when she really thinks they're ugly. You see the same comments on videos about fat women or deformed people.
Hats off to the 3 actors who were actually playing and doing Buddy’s songs justice!
As a big Buddy Holly fan. Gary Busey gave the best performance by far of any who have tried since, and the best tribute, to such an icon. And to be singing live in his performances, shows his real talent. I watched the film on its first release, and never tire of watching it still. I love listening to his takes on all the Buddy Holly songs, but two that stand out for me personally are Maybe Baby and True Love Ways. 🎶🎵🎸
This performance should go down in history ❤
Once upon a time. There was a planet named Earth full of life & enthusiasm.
Glad I lived through it!
I wish I could go back in time and stop him from getting on that plane!!!
The Day The Music Died - Buddy Holy, Richie Valens, and J.P Richardson The Big Bopper
MAGNETO: It wouldn't work. I tried it 5 times so far.
And alternate the future
@anonymous user Traded his seat with the Bopper who had been sick from having to ride on a bus with no heat and broke down more than it ran. Buddy told Waylon he hoped the bus broke down for giving his seat on the plane away and Waylon said well I hope your dang plane crashes. Waylon never forgave himself for saying that and even felt it was his fault.
@anonymous user he played Bass for them at that time...
Gary Busey was and still is an amazing God Given talent. No one else has been able to pull this off to the outstanding degree that he did!
Buddy is quite proud I suspect.
Thank you so much Gary.
You da best!
Gary Bussey has earned more money than any other Star 🌟
He's a Trumptard.
@@Unclemoparman How's Joe working out for you? Sad day for America
@UCxRzcN3WIZ32AY3SE01-T3w and you’re a fool for judging people for their political beliefs
Man you can not escape even for a minute. What Buddy Holly playing at the Apollo, has to do with 2020 politics?
Thank you father for allowing me to hear all of these greats while they were still alive and I was too then sadly to see them pass while I was blessed enough to be alive. Praise God.
Don't know how I landed on this video but I'm glad I did , it sure put a smile on my face and made my day.
Gary did a really great job.
Imagine seeing Sam Cooke and Buddy in one night! Hot damn, Johnny!
Elvis and Johnny Cash came to Lubbock touring and I believe Buddy Holley played here in Lubbock High School auditorium yes. I’m from Lubbock Texas. I believe Elvis played more times in Lubbock than any other city in the 50s
💗ultimate dream come true💗
@@roknroller The Sam Cooke tour is fiction, made up for the movie, just like the Buddy is the genius producer of the songs. Buddy was great, a part of the great American songbook. But the movie is highly fictionalized, was disliked by the Holley family (that was the actual spelling of Buddy’s last name) and the Crickets. Also I believe someone added additional guitar to the songs on the soundtrack. Good movie. Not history.
@@samuelmorado70 Don't Mess with TEXAS!
I saw Jerry Lee, as a child, at a local fair in Ft. Worth in 1959. Never forgot (even as a child), his intensely on the Ivory's! Good times....
Incredible performances and music in this movie. If you get to the end of it and don’t have tears in your eyes or at least fell incredibly sad at the loss of these wonderfully talented people, you aren’t human. The joyful exuberance of these songs is unforgettable.
I've got tears in my eyes right now. This is Cradle Rock. Way ahead of its time. Busey was so good in this movie.
Me too. I’m from Lubbock Texas
It definitely brings tears to my eyes. Buddy is one of my all time favorites. I was born in 1965. The show Happy Days brought most of this great music to my life. I think this may have been one of the first movies I saw at a theater. Gary Busey was phenomenal as Buddy. This particular scene was done so well. They really represented the racial part very well.The people were able to tune themselves in to the music instead of just seeing white. Wonderful.
Liverpool UK, I'm shaking with emotion and in floods of tears 😢 😭
The whole cast were perfect.....they really played live....Amazing.
The extras for this scene and the roller rink were horrible. They really hammed it up. And Afros at the Apollo in the 1950s?
That's Don Stroud on drums. He's impressive. A solid character actor, usually playing the 'heavy". He was the deranged criminal in Coogan's Bluff, with Clint Eastwood, in the 70s. And many more. He's still with us, too!
Prior to his motorcycle accident, Gary was considered by some to be a multi talented genius.
Crazy as he is, I still think he's funny and talented.
Helmet!
Yes, his Mom & Dad thought he was very talented.
Seriously, I've always enjoyed his acting.
Severe brain damage made him odd and crazy.
Colour should never have mattered it was all about music shame he died so young he died the same date and year I was born a legend of rock and roll RIP
Busey did an incredible job. He BECAME Holly!
Gary Busey and costars - i think Buddy is grinning from ear to ear. You did a GREAT reenactment. Buddy Holly and the Crickets....for real!!! Chokes me up every time I hear Buddy. Deborah, Lubbock Texas
My mom saw him play at the Kato Ballroom the night he died. With the Big Bopper and Richie Valens. She was 17.
Surf Ballroom Clear Lake Iowa
@@jasonhite8388 Yep, good catch. I had the opportunity to interview Dion in Reno in the early 2000s. He's the Last Man Standing, (the Killer aside;-)
Wasn’t had the performance(s) at the Surf but my family did drive out in the country to see the plane crash. I was not quite 11yo, but the memory has sure stick with me... seeing a small ball of wreckage way out in a corn field over 60years ago.
Buddy Holly is an always will be the King of Rock an Roll. He made and his group an him sang his songs. I was delivering a morning paper on Feb4 , 1959 on my birthday, the headlines said" Rock an Roll , Buddy Holly, Richey Vallens and the Big Bopper die in plane crash in clear lake Iowa.
That was the end of Rock an Roll!
😥
You can hear the Beatles, the Stones, The Who, and the explosion in creativity that Holly initiated after he died. Wonderful.
Led Zeppelin too.
HE, MORE CHUCK BERRY, LITTLE RICHARD AND JERRY LEE, ARE THE PIONEERS THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, THANKS TO THEM THE BEATLES CAME
Had he lived longer buddy Holly would have been king of rock n rol l with his talent and song writing ability he had lots of people and bands following him people who love talent still listen to buddy today thank you buddy ❤️👍💙
@@randymurray1509 Absolutely.
@Duke Marshall I think you are right. I don't think this can be said of any other icon of that era in quite the same way. He played out the blueprint for the sixties in a handful of utterly classic songs.
One of my all time favs. Busey is a talent singing and playing his guitar . I had no idea it’s was for real from busey . Great ole movie ! Thanks
Made me cry with tears of joy - White - Black - Music - that will bring us together@@@
I never understood the ignorance of skin color, A persons attitude and behavior is whats important
Had we only known this during Viet Nam we would not have had such a difficult time. USN veteran
This was an amazing movie. Buddy Holly came alive. Busey’s best performance!!
All I know is that was the greatest time for music and just letting go on the dance floor 😎 and yes, Gary was outstanding 🤗
RAVE ON . The sound track of my life
I loved this movie and watch it when it comes on TV from time to time. This show was well done and it's the Busey I remember and will keep remembering. That's the real American Idol: Apollo.
Great Performance by Gary Busy 1957 I was born that year 90 miles away in Philly
Gary Busey is nuttier than a fruitcake but he nailed Buddy Holly.... No question about it...
Probably his best performance.
Nuttier than a squirrel turd. Lol
Actually he didn't nail Buddy Holly at all, and this movie sure wasn't the Buddy Holly story. But somehow it was entertaining as all hell and started me on a Buddy Holly kick that lasted a good year or so after it came out.
@@BigBri550 you're a moron,he did an excellent job,shit head.
@@margiejones6709 Gary Busey was good in this film, I admit. I'm just saying if you compare his performances to vid clips of the real Buddy Holly, you can see how different they actually are.
As for the name-calling, let's be grownups, okay?
Fun fact for you: Gary Busey was nominated for an oscar for Best Actor for his performance in this movie.
Well deserved too
he got totally jobbed.
shoulda won that hands down.
@@barrylefkowitz3697 👍
He should have one not easy to sound like Mr.Holly
Double fun fact: Don Stroud played the drums and was a professional level surfer, and Charles Martin Smith played the bass...
I remember he was on everyone's lips when his plane crashed, I was eleven and unconscious of a lot of things but I knew who Buddy Holly was and his songs. Such a short , wonderful life. Forever a star.
garys best performance. watch it every now and then.
When we lost Buddy Holly, we lost the beginning of Rock and Roll, and then, it took off never to come to an end. Those were the best days of my life.
Gary was amazing in this film , a performance of a lifetime
Music really doesn't recognise colours
I remember listening to Buddy Holly on distant am radio stations at night when I was 8. We could FEEL the power of raising new music. The , the morning of February 4, we heard of the plane crash & just knew that was our day of infamy. My bros & sisters & cousins & school friends grieved for months. And gradually there were others appearing on Ed Sullivan that started the momentum again. But, nobody ever replaced Buddy, The Big Bopper & Richie Valance
Valins
@@michaelsachs8729 - always keep an eye on that built in spell check.
Busey's best, and only Oscar nominated role! He can be proud of this one his entire life!
Gary was and is a star from birth. Pay attention actors and actresses to his dedication to perform at best!!!
Every single one of his songs was so unique. Rock 'n Roll music for the ages.
Hello Suzie, How are you doing?
Definitely! If Elvis Presley was the king of rock and roll, then guys like Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley, and Carl Perkins were its fathers.
Hello suzie, I see happiness all around all around you, can I please share from it?
Two years before I was born but my oldest sister was 11. So I grew up with this type of music and I love it still today and hope I can give my granddaughters a chance to hear how great the music was then.
Gary is awesome in this role!
Charley Pride had to break down the same barriers to play in front of whites. All that matters is the music.
The audience was so stunned, all you could hear was Crickets!
@Dennis Swift Dude... Don’t bring politics into this
Awww. Good ol Charlie. He was one of the best country music singers. Him, George Jones, and many many many more.
Pride had to do a lot more than just get to the first chorus to win them over. It was way worse for CP.
Tell it to the rappers....
Buddy Holly was a great singer and the band members did a good job playing. Their music was awesome.👍👍
I had the great good fortune to be instrument tech on The Buddy Holly Story in Australia (2009) promoted by great friends David And Julie White... A fabulous tour opened on 3rd of February the 59th anniversary of Buddy's death. By Peggy Sue Gerron ( sadly now deceased ) a great trooper of a Lady, and a wonderful friend. Scott Cameron played a stunningly lookalike BUDDY, and absolutely took the part for his own!! Great days. This version was fabulous too, a fitting tribute to the great man..... Rave on!!
If Buddy Holly would have lived he would have given Elvis a run for his money. Not in the looks department, but in his talent.
Rave On if released today would be a #1
If Buddy Holly had lived, not only would he have blown Elvis’s doors off he would’ve blown everyone’s doors off!
If nothing else, his creative direction would have pushed Elvis and maybe prevented the mid 60s slide into mediocrity.
I wonder if Beatlemania would've been as huge in America if Buddy lives on and keeps rockin?
But what if he'd had to submit to the draft, like Elvis, and put his music career on hiatus for a couple of years? I can't find anything on-line that even speculates about this possibility.
I watched the " Buddy Holly Story " many ,many years ago after it release I believe on HBO and have watched it many times after that when HBO replayed it again... so I recorded it on a VHS tape. It's sad that musicians like Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, Stevie Ray Vaughn and others were taken away from us too early in their careers, but thanks to TH-cam... their memories and music are still with us ! Thank you TH-cam 👍👍😎 !
Not the END, but the beginning of great music, wow 🤩
“Hey, we weren’t expecting y’all either.” Great line followed by “Oh Boy”
Keep in mind that is a Hollywood inserted line.
@@TurboMountTV But! Still a good one on Hollywood's part. Makes you kinda wish he really said it 😂
@@StrangeScaryNewEngland ... don't know if the line was a Holly line or a Hollywood line, but don't worry, The Puppy Channel doesn't know either.
@@sas6561........Alright!.......Damn good one man!!
kinda like when they put Charlie prides picture on the third album.
My mother sang at the Apollo way before any of us watching this video we're alive, she was white, actually took first place, second place went to this guy Frank who eventually became a man by the name of Frankie Laine. She passed away in 2017 at 102 years old, so could imagine how long ago that was.
Great video by the way! It's funny how the men in the audience mostly all wore suits back then. I was just a kid back then but I remember that. Pretty cool. Ain't It Funny, How Time Slips Away.
brother.. time goes by to damn quick lol
@@stevewixom9311 I always say Steve, time waits for no-one! Thanks!
@@stevewixom9311 Damn right it does! I remember asking a guy at work who had reached retirement at 65 after 20 years service. He told me the years had flown by and I said, "blimey don't say that as i'm only 45 myself". He was right.....i'm 70 now and my son was saying he can't wait until he retires......he's 45 so I told him what the old guy at work had said to me.
Nice story thanks !
I love your story Joe, thank you for sharing.
The day the music died.
Such a heartbreak. They were on the brink of fame with an incredible portfolio of original and fantastic songs.
Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere?
@@jessicawiley5797 No, I don't believe we've met. I knew a Bonnie Wiley 45 years ago?
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Music knows no color...the great uniter!
Absolutely , Music knows no color as the grateful dead would sing Let there be songs to fill the air
"The Great Uniter"...that's a Beautiful line.❤👌🏾
@@Phred7447 Thank you...I often thought of that as I use to dance back in the early sixties with my black friends...there was no difference in our love for the same music! Isn’t it funny what you remember about early times! Loved my friends! All of them! 😊
I agree, but some so called musicians (Rap) try to make it one.
@@chazsach6594 I agree with you on that!
It's more believable when the actors are actually doing the work and not lip syncing. great movie
He did such a great job! Excellent!
Damn, they ROCKED the Apollo!
A Black Apollo audience can be UNFORGIVING!
Hell, I'm a Black woman who's a damned good singer, and not even I would've been brave enough to perform at the Apollo!😂😂😂
Have you seen the Belinda Davids from south Africa singing Whitney Houston? She did Dolly Parton's song I will always love you. She nailed it and they loved her. Steve Harvey warned her the Apollo was a tough show.
Really that tough?
@@yourmanufacturingguru001 I was too much of a punk to even try...😂
@@loveinspired7 too much a punk? I have friend who tried too I've seen the picture of her standing on stage. Couldn't get enough real interest. Sounded like too many interested in her booty and not enough in anything else.
@Meat Chickens and Raised Bed Gardening ABSOLUTELY!
And Gary sang this stuff and should have won the academy award.
he did you silly fat wanker
@@magicmike6961 This silly fat wanker knows he didn't win the academy award, only got nominated for it.
I absolutely agree. Jon Voight had a few good moments in Coming Home, but Busey's performance was the best of that year's nominees, with the possible exception of De Niro in The Deer Hunter.
Why?
Meher Music Because Singing and acting like someone else is the hardest part to play and that’s why so many people who do are nominated for the Oscar. Like Walk The Line, Coal Minors Daughter, etc.
Great music transcends all racial barriers. I have never let sex, race or religion influence what music I like. Music speaks to your soul. Thank God for music.
I love ALMOST ALL MUSIC....THIS IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE of GREAT MUSIC.....MY DAD introduced me to this gere..I had many genres of music bc I had many ppl to introduce me to different types of music from many diff era's of life..thank GOD for them and their sharing.....
Man if music could just bring this world together , would be a great place !! Great movie !! ✌😊
it should but now its just DOOOF DOOF stuff this is music
That's interesting you say that. I've seen Carl Perkins once comment on something Chuck Berry had said. Carl said, "Chuck Berry once said to me, 'You know, I think our music is doing just as much as our leaders in Washington to break down the barriers.' And you know what? He was right."
@@paladin313 'My Girl' and 'She Loves You' changed more heads than 'Ohio'!
It used to, we're going backward as a people.
I've read all the comments and totally agree ... that as a nation... we "are" going backwards to a time when blacks and whites are divided again. What I am curious about is ... why this year 2020? Why is this year that's not even over yet ... any different that the years before. Is it just because it's an election year? I do not have an answer... but as for myself... I have never looked at the color of a person's skin as a negative. We are all human beings and we are all in the same situation with the Pandemic. Well, I'm going to continue my relationships with my black and Hispanic friends as I always have. I care about them as much as I do my family!
Killer performance by Busey!! WOW !!
What a great feeling this gig had!
I seriously think Gary Busey gave the best rock bio performance ever with this movive. That's really him singing and playing. Not just him, the whole band. Those performances were recorded live. Nothing is mimed or lip synced. Busey sings exactly like Buddy Holly and his guitar playing is note for note accurate as well. Aside from that, his acting is great too. He really embodies Buddy Holly in his speech, demeanor, humor, Texas accent affect everything.
Gary Busey suffered a brain injury after his motorcycle accident and has never been the same sence, but back in the day, he was one of the best actors out there (he was also great in the first Lethal Weapon movie) and this is an all time performance .
Gary Busty is from Texas!!