Customer Reviews
Authentic - By: Richard, 27 Apr 2008 
Seems rather disgusting that this DVD has not been made available in the U K.Especiallly when its so important.
Only thing you can do is buy on import from HMV as I see its All Regions
The Legend Lives On - By: AD, 04 Feb 2007 Most of the content of this documentary has been seen before on BBC TV but this appears to be the full "uncut" version, produced & hosted by Paul McCartney. It opens with an excellent musical tribute by Holly's friend & fellow performer, Sonny Curtis. There are interesting & revealing interviews with Holly's family,musical contemporaries like fellow Crickets Jerry Allison & Joe B. Mauldin, & the various people involved in producing his records.
For anyone like myself who was around as a youngster in 1957 & 1958, this era was a magical time when new & exciting sounds were appearing over the radio & on records. Buddy Holly & the Crickets were central figures in this transformation. The initial style was certainly heavily influenced by Elvis Presley, but Holly went on to produce records that transcended the raw rock 'n' roll sound of Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry & the rest. With the able assistance of his producer & mentor Norman Petty, he created some masterpieces in a little studio in Clovis, New Mexico. We see Petty's widow Vi showing us round the now dusty & disused premises. She reveals her input on songs like "Think It Over", where her piano solo is neatly laid over the finished record.
Holly's star was in the ascendant during those heady days of 1957/8, but his life tragicallly ended in February 1959 in the crash of a smalll aircraft during a tour callled the "Winter Dance Party". The sad reality is related by his friends Phil Everly & guitarist Tommy Allsup. Holly was forced to go on the road because his funds were running low & he desperately needed some income whilst he was waiting for his writing & performing royalties to turn up. The references to the wranglings behind the scenes are just a hint of the darker side of the music business.
This is a moving story of the emergence & subsequent exploitation of a great talent. The Gary Busey film of "The Buddy Holly Story", whilst excellent entertainment, was a romanticised version of the events, & Paul McCartney & the makers of this DVD felt they should produce a documentary which told the real story as near as possible - for the sake of Holly's family & friends, as well as the public at large.
I think they've succeeded in their efforts in setting the record straight.
