This is a must-see for Buddy Holly fans. It has a more immediate feel than many celebrity documentaries, perhaps because it was made by a celebrity--you get the idea that these icons of rock n' roll were all just regular kids. This feeling is enhanced by the rare color footage, which shows a youthful Elvis and even, briefly, a baby-faced Johnny Cash. (Maybe it's just that I'm getting old.) The film has a mellow pace and a fairly spare look, in keeping with the small-town feel of Lubbock, and the industrial-area recording studios the band used. Musicians will be especially interested in the information about the Crickets' early development, and how they created their sound--Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison are on hand to give live demonstrations of different guitar and drum styles; Violet Petty shows how she played the chiming sounds on "Everyday". McCartney turns out to be a sympathetic interviewer, good at drawing straight answers from his subjects, and there are all kinds of little-known recordings played, including advertising jingles the Crickets put together. Both McCartney and Keith Richards show obvious gratitude for the inspiration they got from Buddy Holly & the Crickets' records. Have a box of Kleenex nearby for the end!