Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gary Busey | Buddy Holly |
| Don Stroud | Jesse Charles (based on Jerry Allison) |
| Charles Martin Smith | Ray Bob Simmons (based on Joe B. Mauldin) |
| William Jordan | Riley Randolph (Lubbock D.J.) |
| John F. Goff | T. J. (Nashville Producer) |
| Amy Johnston | Cindy Lou |
| Conrad Janis | Ross Turner |
| Albert Popwell | Eddie Foster |
| Fred Travalena | 'Madman' Mancuso (Buffalo, New York D.J.) |
| Jack Denbo | New York Cabbie |
| Maria Richwine | Maria Elena Holly |
| Dick O'Neill | Sol Gittler |
| Freeman King | Apollo M.C. |
| Paul Mooney | Sam Cooke |
| Jerry Zaremba | Eddie Cochran |
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