Among the first half-dozen debuts by rock ’n’ roll’s original founders, more significantly it was the first rock album credited to a band rather than a solo artist, as well as a landmark in the history of independent recording methods. Crowned by four of Holly and The Crickets’ best-loved and biggest-selling singles - That’ll Be the Day, Not Fade Away, Maybe Baby and Oh, Boy! - The Chirping Crickets was one of only two albums Buddy Holly recorded in his tragically brief career.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| JJerry AllisonSelf | Self |
| JJohn BeecherSelf | Self |
| FFrank BlanasSelf | Self |
 James BurtonSelf | Self |
| SSonny CurtisSelf | Self |
| JJohn FirmingerSelf | Self |
 Peter FramptonSelf | Self |
| HHolly George-WarrenSelf | Self |
| KKevin McGowanSelf | Self |
| SShawn NagySelf | Self |
 Cliff RichardSelf | Self |
 Garry TallentSelf | Self |
 Richard ThompsonSelf | Self |
| JJoe Louis WalkerSelf | Self |
| LLarry WelbornSelf | Self |
| SSonny WestSelf | Self |
 Buddy HollySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |