The biggest project The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation had ever undertaken, Going Home (theme from Local Hero) by Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes raised over $2million. 

It featured 34 Ambassadors and Honoured Friends all performing together on one single song in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. In the artwork, by Sir Peter Blake and inspired by his seminal Sergeant Pepper album cover, can be seen (left to right, from top): Albert Lee, Pete Townshend, Hank Marvin, Roger Daltrey, Waddy Wachtel, James Burton, Vince Gill, Joe Bonamassa, Steve Cropper, Guy Fletcher, Paul Carrack, Tony Iommi, Peter Frampton, Sting, Joe Louis Walker, John Sebastian, Brian May, Ringo Starr, Nile Rodgers, Keith Urban, Sam Fender, John Jorgenson, Joe Brown, Joe Walsh, Buddy Guy, David Gilmour, Ronnie Wood, Joan Jett, Mark Knopfler, Jeff Beck, Duane Eddy, Bruce Springsteen and Eric Clapton.

Additionally, on the record ands artwork were Orianthi, Jonathan Cain, Ry Cooder, Joe Satriani, Zak Starkey, Tom Morello, Connor Selby, Sonny Landreth, Zucchero, John McLaughlin, Andy Taylor, Joan Armatrading, Mike Rutherford, Steve Vai, Sheryl Crow, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi. Sadly the artwork was completed by Sir Peter before other guitarists had recorded, namely Brad Paisley, Alex Lifeson, Phil Manzanera, Keiji Haino, Rick Nielsen, and Steve Lukather.

The artwork also featured references to the film Local Hero, the charities and Mark Knopfler’s hometown of Newcastle. To mark TBHEF’s involvement, the UK edition of the artwork featured Buddy’s Hofner President, purchased on the 1958 UK tour, and the US edition pictured Buddy’s Gibson Les Paul and matching amplifier.