In September, the Surf Ballroom & Museum will unveil “Not Fade Away: The Immersive Surf Ballroom Experience” – a permanent ...

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & Big Bopper Exhibit Launches at Final Venue From the Night They Died originally appeared on ...

The Surf Ballroom & Museum is set to launch 'Not Fade Away: The Immersive Surf Ballroom Experience' this September, a tribute ...

His big break came in 1957 when “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue” topped the charts. Holly was on the Winter Dance Party tour when he played the Surf Ballroom. Tickets were $1.25.

Don McLean may have sang that Feb. 3, 1959, was “the day the music died,” but for the Surf Ballroom, it was just the beginning. For decades, the Surf Ballroom has made its mark on the world ...

On the Surf Ballroom’s 77th anniversary, musician Austin Allsup donates the mic Buddy Holly used in his final show returning a lost piece of rock history "home" CLEAR LAKE, IA, UNITED STATES ...

Expansion at Clear Lake’s Surf Ballroom to include music enrichment center by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 18, 2024 Photo by Bob Fisher, KRIB ...

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa From big bands to rock'n'roll to country, the Surf Ballroom has built a legacy that spans generations. Wayne Christgau, maintenance manager and tour guide, first visited in 1949 ...

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) -- From big bands to rock'n'roll to country, the Surf Ballroom has built a legacy that spans generations. Wayne Christgau, maintenance manager and tour guide, first visited ...