Buddy Holly Story Apollo Theater Scene from 1994 Production
John Akin John Akin
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 Published On Jan 27, 2012

This is an archival clip from a 1994 production of The Buddy Holly Story at Zachary Scott Theater in Austin, TX. This video is not monetized. I'm the guitarist... Thanks to Mike Koenning (The Drummer) for letting me borrow the tape! I'll add the full credits when I get a chance and can find the program...

0:00 Backstage at the Apollo
1:12 MC Intro / Not Fade Away
5:09 Peggy Sue
7:30 Words of Love
10:10 Oh Boy!

I've gotten some comments on historical accuracy of the guitars. While this was a professional production that ran for 3 months, it was low budget and most of us played our own instruments. I'm playing a 1989 Rickenbacker 350, which was definitely not period correct, and the actor playing Buddy is playing a Squier Stratocaster, which is also not period correct... :)

This video was made well into the show's run so the performance is very tight. I recently realized that this video continues to get a lot of views so added timestamps and I'm hoping to have a chance to upload some other clips from the show...

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