• The members of the Crickets had already sold their portrayal rights to the producer of a different Buddy Holly movie, so fictitious names had to be used for the Crickets here. Also, for story simplifcation, the three Crickets were reduced to two.
• The actors played their own instruments live during the filming of the production numbers.

Contributions

• Holz (2008-02-07)

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  Yellow centerlines on roads and highways are shown in several scenes. Yellow lines were not introduced until the mid sixties.

• Holz (2009-04-10)

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  In a rehearsal scene for "Everyday", Buddy mentions he would like to add the glockenspiel to the song. What was actually played in the studio version was the piano-like celesta. The sound of the celesta is akin to that of the glockenspiel, but with a much softer and more subtle timbre.