Last night when I check the map I noticed I was only 60 miles south of Clear Lake Iowa which gained it's fame the night of February 3, 1959 when Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper performed at the Surf Ballroom then boarded a plane that crashed 6 miles north of town, killing all three. A little piece of trivia the base guitarist in the band had a seat on the plane, but was bumped at the last minute. His name Waylon Jennings. Here are the pictures of the Surf Ballroom.
The Surf Ballroom.
The stage.
A view from the stage.
The original playbill from the show on February 3rd 1959. Note the admission price of $1.25.
Their gold records with the original record labels, Mercury, Coral and Del-Fi
The gallery of stars who have played the Surf Ballroom. A real who's who of the record industry.
A memorial to those who died in the plane crash.