The Real Buddy Holly Story 1 of 10

[keishamania]

I read that Buddy Holly's widow Maria wanted to charge his home city Lubbuock TX to use his name and likeness in any way. That was an idea that was heavily criticized. C'mon charge his hometown to use his name and likeness on billboards, advertisements, merchandise ANYTHING?! Yeah, she was trippin' a little too hard lol!

[Tulsas42]

Buddy Holly was way before his time......

[MtDruittRocks]

Long Live Rock N Roll

[smokey11able]

thanks for uploading this i have this on vhs wish is going to dvd soon.

[clovisman4]

Paul McCartney corrected a wrong here. THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY with Gary Bussey did a grave error in leaving out the Petty's and Clovis, New Mexico (my hometown). The story that I hear was that Holly's widow would allow them the story rights as long as there was no mention of either. McCartney saw the movie and decided to tell the story the way it should have been told.  To tell the Buddy Holly story without Clovis or The Pettys would be a sin.

[Vortigern99]

This is awesome. Thanks for the upload. Very enlightening and wonderful.

[JoeTakeHolly]

LOVED YOU 37 YEARS NOW BUDDY AN ALWAYS WILL YOU TOUCH MY HEART LIKE NO OTHER YOU WAS JUST SO GOOD AN ALWAYS WILL BE WITH ME

[markaganter0514]

Buddy Holly lives on the music he left behind. No doubt one of musics all time greats, I can only imagine what else he would done...

[johntorrington]

Watch them all!!!



[whiteeagle131]

Happy 75th birthday Buddy!!

[007Henderson]

Buddy Holly well never die he just raves on

[Tannequa92]

i cant belive not to many ppl lestin to him he was such a great singer and songwriter

[The50lover]

whyyyyy did buddy holley died i love himm

[TheRingo524]

i love holly and mccartney, THIS IS THE BEST!!

[vikingmanMN]

Buddy and all his friends were very talented musicians...I met the Crickets in 1992.

[Grifiki]

"It could have been worth watching is it wasn't for the little shit McCartney, who never got over . Piss Off McCartney

[Skylinerealities]

Thanks for a cool video!

[elvee88]

when rockstars performed in 3 piece suits, those were the days.

[hopop313]

I wander what on all thos tape reels

[DasGoldenBoy]

I've watched parts 1-10 this is easily the precursor of The Beatles Anthology. Nice job Sir Paul, I guess the only lousy thing about this is that Buddy Holly had to die as young as he did. Thanks for posting

[PackedFunk]

The Great Buddy Holly.

[GrefOrlock]

Buddy Holly lives every time we play Rock and roll.

[DarkSlashITA]

@GrefOrlock IMHO Buddy Holly lives every time we play all kind of good music, not only Rock & Roll ;)

[GrefOrlock]

Buddy Holly lives every time we play Rock and roll.

[robnorman1805]

just simply fantastic how that music can make you feel so good and iv been listening to it since i was 11 and now 33 and it still stands up

[millervedra]

nice song 

[Amanda58398]

Nunca escuché a Buddy hablar en el Ed Sullivan Show, por suerte lo incluyeron en el documental. Él tenía una voz tan dulce y simpática, como la de un grillo. Deben cuidar esa filmación, es una reliquia histórica.

¡Y me encanta la canción "Peggy Sue"! En especial cuando él canta:

"I love you, Peggy Sue... ¡Ah, oh!... Peggy...

My Peggy Sue... uh... uh... uh... uh...

uh.... uh...uh... uh... uh... uh

Well, I love you, girl

And I want you, Peggy Sue"

[The8347135]

Produced by Paul? SWEEEET!!

[tazztower44]

absolutely the best musician of all time...hands down

[Grisbi6]

I saw a local theater production of "Buddy" last week, and it was a hoot! Audience was old and gray and White, but they really got into it, and the cast was superb. Buddy's music will endure, to be sure.....

[mrceebees14]

This is the very first time hearing Buddy talk, he had just a great disposition about him and a nice speaking voice.

Shame.

[TheIntruders]

Do you think any PBS station would ever ait this again? The answer is no. Filthy liberal scum.

[dubified89]

@TheIntruders It's obviously a liberal conspiracy. I wish he would get talked about more though

[engenheirotube]

It is great!!!But I would like to know what's the music that Sonny Curtis did sing.

Hugs!!!

[kharmabum]

WHile Paul McCartney may be "a legend with a sensitive soul who knows we're he came from" he also owns the entire Buddy Holly catalog, so this is as much marketing as anything.

[IkeMikeAndMustard]

@kharmabum @kharmabum I love Buddy Holly, but I kinda don't want to watch this after reading your comment. Don't get me wrong Paul McCartney was good but.. It just ercks me.. I like don't wan to support Paul McCartney.. I don't know

[IWant2Play4KimDeal]

I never seen this before, but I knew, I KNEW, who that was at the beginning when he walked thru the door because a silhouette of any Beatle is so identifiable... Thanks so much for this wonderful upload!

[punkarra46]

If someone could translate or subtitle videos in these 10 Spanish would be very grateful

[mpm111144]

I was 15 years old when that plane went down. Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and Buddy...gone. I believe the pilots name was Roger Peterson, who was also killed in the crash, and was blamed for pilot error. That was a day that my entire school in Baltimore, Md went totally quiet after getting the news of the crash. What a loss! Some of the best music ever created, imh. Thank you Sir Paul for this. By the way, my last name is McCartney. 8)

[Chimchimchu]

Fun fact, the Beatles first recorded track was "That'll be the day, That I Die" ... I think the song inspired the Beatles to become a rock group. Buddy Holly has always been by far my favorite oldies rocker.

[SmokingHound]

@Chimchimchu indeed, and their name, the beatles, was in fact a sort of tribute to the crickets, buddy holly's band.

[49jubilee]

If it wasn't for Buddy Holly, Paul Mc Cartney wouldn't have had a career--neither would have Mick Jagger--that's my opinion

[stupka1111]

heeey, wasn't that johnny cash's house?????

[19chiefs57]

Excellent program. Great tribute to a truly awesome talent. His music was as beautiful as his soul. God not only blessed Buddy, he blessed us by putting Buddy here on this earth. RIP Buddy,

[chebss]

Thanks tombstonejackson,remember my dad recording it, i was 11 at the time.This was an Arena special done by paul Mccartney.

[chebss]

what year was this shown on tv in the uk,was it around 85/86?????

[tombstonejackson]

@chebss 1985, i remember it well.

[evetsgolb]

I was 12 the day the music died...I wanted to be like Buddy..even learned to play an old 4 string guitar some...After the plane crash...I put the guitar away..forever

[plopsack]

@evetsgolb Faggot.

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Buddy will never really die.

His music lives on and he will always be in the hearts of countless people.

George Vreeland Hill

[sammys70]

I watched the movie with Gary Busey for the first time last month,and now i see why he is such a legend in rock.His music is way before my time,but i can see why he had such an influence in rock music.

[peanutbuttersticky]

dearest.. although your the nearest to my heart

[HappyDrumstick]

Michael Jackson didn't buy The Beatles's song, Michel STOLE....It's very unfair.( I'm Spanish girl, I'm very sorry to gramatical wrong )

[tim60s321]

well done Paul-very interesting and enjoyable- Ive always loved Buddy and this tribute does him justice--to those who read this- show the film to your friends and spread the word-Buddy's music will last to the end of humanity -nobody sings his songs as well as he does

[Syzygy60]

this guy plays like I do

[jias188]

Buddy Holly seems like a cool guy i wish i couldve met him

[BartA22]

Buddy Holly came out of the American heartland, he was not the product of crap like American Idol....like another young Southern boy from Memphis along with countless great black artists primarily from the American South, they gave us the incredible gift of American rock and roll.

[mineyouto]

whats the song he plays in the beging of the video

[garciagar64]

@controversyking I don't know who you're talking to, but I'm in Germany you fucking dumb ass!

[captiveangel11]

@controversyking

This is the WORLD.... so shh... and let him ask for what ever it is he needs,. Not Everybody speaks english you know^^

[superdude2510]

@Firstserger you are fucking stupid.

[Firstserger]

Weezer made this guy famous.

[JRussoBuffaloNY]

@Firstserger did weezer exist in 1957? no they didn't so ur proven wrong. twit

[Firstserger]

@JRussoBuffaloNY WEEZER WAS BORN ION 50 THOUSAND 1. BUDDY HOLLY COPIED HIM

[JRussoBuffaloNY]

@Fistplunger u claim to be 32 years old,act like it. btw ion 50,000 sounds very futuristic,so even ur fallacies are incorrect. enjoy lol

[Firstserger]

@JRussoBuffaloNY I'm not 32! stop looking at my profile you perv

[JRussoBuffaloNY]

@Firstserger oh yes, looking at profiles is a perversion of some sort you were a bit vague in the description. well with that said perhaps profiles should not exist,so please feel free to delete yours at any time. lol

[juanroberto29]

please in spanish



[haverstock1888]

BUDDY is still the best rock and roll singer that come out of the us EVERY THOMAS HAVERSTOCK

[LiLGorrog]

@Tw0Swords Wow, just wow. No where in that wall incoherent ramblings did you say anything that a person above the age of 2 would understand. First off, Paul McCartney had a great voice, beatles, wings, duets, yeah, they were all hits. Next, Lennon was not shot due to an agenda, he was killed by an insane idiot that has the same mental functions as yourself. Lastly, do your research before making stupid comments, the beatles are being revered as the number 1 artists of all time. You sir... suck.

[cbc51]

The Ed Sullivan footage is one of only a handful of live clips that exist of Buddy Holly.

[dubbie17]

aw...buddy seems like such a sweetheart

[JeffroTV]

At 5:38 what song is his brothers playing? I love this song, and would like to know what's the title is! Thanks.

[Flakatak76]

GET OFF YOU"RE ASS AND DANCE!

[EuchridEucrow1]

Oh man, huge props for this. Excellent!

[histre101]

People seem to forget that Paul was a teen and listened to Buddy Holly as did John and George. Buddy was part of the inspiration of John and Paul writing their own material.

[josh6699]

Travis holly and Buddy look alot alike.

[WJuerke75]

Being born in the early 80's I learned about Buddy Holly from my Dad. This is an amazing documentary

[bikegirl2]

Paul McCartney can only dream of being as talented as buddy, basically the Beatles were just a rip of of buddy and his Crickets....Paul is a fake, i love the way he plays his working class roots..working class my fucking ass!!

[Waldenpunk]

@bikegirl2

You're talking shit about a Beatle? you know, the band that changed the world...Paul has written only some of the greatest rock and roll songs EVER.

[MAIJORproductions]

@bikegirl2 Im laughing at how STUPID your comment is. Buddy was amazing, but the Beatles were also. Paul and the Beatles arent fake, youre just to stupid to understand the talent and the epicness of the Beatles.

[76MOUSE77]

@bikegirl2 WOW!! You are a fucking moron...

[maxpowers518]

Love how Buddy keeps saying "Well, uh..."

[Grifiki]

`Go away shithead. I asked for Buddy Holly not a piece os shit

[sconl]

GREAT upload.

Thank you VERY much

[TheMustangsally75]

The Day The Music Died. Who the heck s this guy?

[CDSStevenson]

@TheMustangsally75

Is this a real question? If it is its Don McLean.

[alldane1]

I just wanna get THIS version of Sonny's song. I got his album version and it's waay too overproduced. What an awesome song. :)

[skooterbud]

Paul is a left wing whako. Period.

But he was a good magician and come upon the scene at the right time.

The rest is history.

[513065]

If you have done your homework, you know that the guy pretending to be Paul McCartney is a fake.

How about the REAL Paul McCartney story??????????????

[scooterdude1945]

@513065 jesus you think paul died no he didnt I mean its funny realy but no he didnt die jesus christ

[greeniem]

Thanks for posting, papa.

[hibob418]

I really enjoyed this when it came out, and I found it especially haunting to hear Norman Petty's widow playing the celeste part to "Everyday" at the end of this piece. And don't get me wrong, I'm glad Paul McCartney produced this film, but it also happened to coincide with Paul's acquisition of the Buddy Holly publishing catalogue in the mid-80's. He's certainly no dummy. Thanks for posting! Haven't seen this since it aired in 1985 or so.

[ringodingo]

@hibob418 I like the solo for Think It Over.

[johnyonge]

@hibob418 Paul aquired the rights in the 70's and produced this film as an answer to the Hollywood produced Buddy holly story which he described as Shite.

Do a search on youtube and you will see that Paul was hosting and performing in Buddy Holly tribute concerts since the 70's for free and for charity.

No Paul is no dummy but it seems you are.

[johnyonge]

@hibob418 Paul aquired the rights in the 70's and produced this film as an answer to the Hollywood produced Buddy holly story which he described as Shite.

Do a search on youtube and you will see that Paul was hosting and performing in Buddy Holly tribute concerts since the 70's for free and for charity.

No Paul is no dummy but it seems you are.

[dubified89]

@hibob418 Why was his acquisition of the catalogue bad? I mean isn't that just how business goes? It's not like he bought it for free, somebody got paid off of it besides him

[hibob418]

@dubified89 First of all, I don't believe I said it was bad that Paul acquired the Buddy Holly publishing catalogue (which actually happened in the 70s and I mistakenly tied to this film - The Real Buddy Holly Story was timed to coincide with the release of the first comprehensive CD compilation from Buddy Holly)

Paul says in the opener that he produced this movie to set the record straight - but he certainly stood to gain from a resurgence in Holly's popularity. Nothing wrong with that...

[privettricker]

@hibob418 Paul acquired the Buddy Holly catalogue in 1975, not the mid-80s. So this program wasn't exactly an immediate cash-in. Paul genuinely loves Buddy's music and he's been a pretty conscientious caretaker of the publishing.

[hibob418]

@privettricker Yeah, sorry that comment from a year ago is up top, I corrected that a while back, and then again just a couple of days ago. And I agree he's been a good steward, since Holly's recording catalog was in utter disarray during the 60's & 70's. Smartest thing Lee Eastman did was put a bunch of Paul's money into publishing concerns. Then Paul advises Michael Jackson to invest in music rights, and what does he do? Buys a huge chunk of the Beatles catalogue. Go figure...

[steveconn]

Keith Richards shows up here too, talking of Holly's influence on the Stones. Nice of Paul to invite him.

[xthegames]

Ah...Peggy Sue. The first song I learned on guitar.

[jlsmsu12]

Buddy was a class act. He's a legend, and will always be missed

[BigEvilLadia23]

his guitar a fender Stratocaster 1958

[ALittleBitOfGreen]

great movie!!

[44eelz]

jesus christ 22?? he was a just a kid!

[claudiall]

When Ed Sullivan asks Buddy his age, Buddy says 21.

21.

21???

What was I doing at 21? Stuck in college, picking out my boogers, for sure. He was cutting awesome records and I wasn't even ready for the real world yet.

What a genius.

[6StringUK]

Thanks for posting this. 50 years later, he's still the guy we all credit for inspiring us to create. An astonishing legacy for a 22 year old kid who spent only 2 years making records!

Pure genius.

[obiewankablowme]

Well...Alright, top song!

[jjkcharlie]

I watched this show when I was a little boy. Used to have a tape of Buddy Holly learned every doggone song on there in order. To this day when I hear certain songs I automatically sing the next song on that tape. It was the masters or something like that.

[99girlpower]

my dad was in this movie im am serious je was the dude giving out the skates

[happydude02]

Awesome documentary. Thanks very much for sharing

[kagoshimaenglish]

buddy was and forever will be a rock and roll superstar ! thank god for him !

[ScullyboyDX]

Paul being around americans over the years has hurt his liverpool accent

[Duke0fRock]

arcane.bobs: Duke of Rock from XXCultradio just wanting you to know we play 59 yrs of Rock, including this song. Thanks for paying tribute. We think all Rock should be free, and videos like yours keep it that

[bkhaskins123]

This video presents a very real side of Paul McCartney, as well as Buddy Holly. Paul isn't a self-servant with an ego problem, he's a legend with a sensitive soul who knows we're he came from--he's never lost that. Buddy Holly, was also a legend too, a supernova that disappeared all to suddenly. Long live the memory of Buddy Holly.

[Syzygy60]

@bkhaskins123 so we'll just call u the "soul seer"

[Yellyist]

@bkhaskins123 This is what differs Paul McCartney from Michael Jackson. Paul bought Buddys songs out of love and admiration, Wacko Jacko bought Pauls beatles songs to make a profit.

[fisicaneutra2]

@bkhaskins123 Exactly. Ask to Katy Perry or Britney Spears if they know about Paul Mccartney ( or Buddy Holly), well you know the answer ;). At least Paul mccarteny is a real fan of buddy not like many other artists who only for get popularity (like now with Michael Jackson) say "yeah, he was great" =S

[MiamiIndianTribe]

Buddy's death upsets me personally. I've been pen pals with his neice for 11 years, he's like a family member

[mezansky]

@MiamiIndianTribe upsets me also big time

[scared5hitless]

@MiamiIndianTribe We love him too but can't help wonder as to what he really used to fix his front teeth during his show? was that ever true btw?

[MiamiIndianTribe]

@scared5hitless always heard he had his teeth fixed

[cdlund1987]

@MiamiIndianTribe he had his teeth fixed by a cosmetic dentist as i understand... he had them capped...

[MiamiIndianTribe]

@cdlund1987 mhmm

[peanutbuttersticky]

@MiamiIndianTribe ummm... penpals?

[MiamiIndianTribe]

@peanutbuttersticky yes...... ....

[peanutbuttersticky]

@MiamiIndianTribe cool <3

[MiamiIndianTribe]

@peanutbuttersticky ur silly

[carasara]

Thanks SO much for posting.

[AAtaak]

sonny stll rips on guitar and sings great!

[greenguy111]

Lubbock Texas doesnt look anything like that now.

[linegenrou]

Where is his accent?

[brightbite]

The trees start whispering when he sings specifically about Buddy Holly.

[Haoleplumber94]

WTF was that

[astley2]

whats with maccas american accent

[armando978]

it's liverpool accent !

[anobar]

whose macca....and what/what is an american accent? lol

if you where referring to Paul, the only thing I heard was an english accent....the damn bloke must be off his rocker trying to sound yankeeish during tea time!

[TheElvisSinger]

You cant keep a good Buddy Down. Thanks for posting..

[rick5653]

Thank you, thank you for this,it's a rare treat to see something like this about Buddy

[DougPatton1]

Sonny, the so right dude to open this classic docu with his own song THE REAL BUDDY HOLLY STORY. And no Crickets, nor Buddy nor any other Good Ole Tx boys would give jack for the crock movie-bio, stageshow farce, or cheap impersonators. As the Tonite Show's late Johnny Carson rightly stated, (paraphrased to include El's buddy), " If life was fair, Elvis & Buddy woud be alive and the impersonators would be dead. "

[Premetheus37]

Just so you know, I'm in a production of said "stageshow farce" and we had Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison there tonight, and they said they really enjoyed it. I just spent over an hour talking with them about how much they did. I understand what you're saying, but try not to belittle the hard work of good people. Our show is good, and the real Crickets liked it, so I'm proud and honored to be part of it.

[lhart99]

I have to agree with you 100% especially the last part about "if life was fair".

[dergreat]

Dad had his 45 of Peggy Sue, we would play it all the time when we were jumping on the bed. Charles Hardin Holley would have been 73 today (Sept. 7, 2009). Request a song on your local station in remembrance.

[trishamos]

Did Buddy and Maria have any children?

[NativeMoon]

Maria had been expecting their first child when he embarked on that fateful tour... it was one of the reasons he was initially resistant to the idea of doing another tour at that time. She lost the baby after his death...

[FreddyBone17]

It's widely speculated that she really wasn't pregnant and used it as an excuse to get more attention. No one close to Buddy(Joey B, J.I., family) knew about this "baby". You would think news like that, everyone would know. But, of course the only one who could prove it died in a plane crash in 1959

[reekosuperproducer]

she had a miss carriage 6 months after his death, she was 2 weeks pregnant before he went on that winter dance tour he did

[chumpthedog]

Why was he touring in the god damned winter time? You should have taken the winter off, Buddy.

[elijah5674]

That is how they made their living...the money was nowhere near like today...even an established legend like Hank Williams toured the whole year 'round

[royraaijmakers]

cool!!, can you tell me, what's that first song called?

[RyoSanadaOfWildfire]

i love documentary movies like this. thanks for putting it up.

[loyboy1979]

good to see this on here thanks for posting it

[barrydegooijer]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! THIS IS GREAT!!!

[redfenderguy]

is this avaliable on dvd?

[whato1986]

yes, but only in region 1-type

[fab4fan5]

Finally..I've heard about this one

[Fortunata68]

Thank you for posting this Documentary, jthomasbailey.