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Originally Posted by jaybird0827 We saw that movie. Agree, a lot of bad stuff. Somewhat of a disappointment having seen The Buddy Holly Story. | You know, as much as I love what Gary Busey did, it's a shame that the movie was so inaccurate. So much that the real people who knew Buddy Holly asked to have their names changed in the movie. | I'd never heard that. Like what things? |
Here is a quick link with some info.
In real life, the band's two other members (not counting Niki Sullivan) were Jerry Allison and Joe B. Mauldin. In the movie, they were Jesse Charles and Ray Bob Simmons.