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Title: A Must for All Buddy Holly Fans
Review: 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. Although McCartney's documentary has been around for awhile, it is still among the most important biographical studies of Buddy Holly. The film includes extensive interviews and recollections from the Jerry Allison, Tommy Allsup, Joe B. Mauldin, Sonny Curtis, Buddy Holly's brothers, and other Holly associates and friends. Because of the recollections of all of these individuals a well-rounded portrait of Holly emerges. 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 Holly's torch. Kudos to Mr. McCartney, though, for putting this together all those years ago, and kudos to White Star for reissuing the documentary on DVD.
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