| Address |
| 460 N Shore Dr, Clear Lake, IA 50428, USA (Clear Lake, Iowa)
|
| |
| Information |
The Last Perfromances of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper
The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake Iowa was added as an after-thought to "The Winter Dance Party" tour, featuring Buddy Holly and The Crickets, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper and Dion & The Belmonts. Following the concert performance, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and Jiles "The Big Bopper" Richardson all boarded a single engine plane that had originally been chartered for Holly and his own band members.
The plane crashed in a cornfield within minutes of take off. The crash killed all three passengers and the pilot instantly.
The Surf Ballroom is still in operation. It offers entertainment and space for conventions and events.
This article is a stub and slated for expansion. If you would like to contribute and expand this article, just click Edit this Location.
|
| |
| GPS Interface |
Save Waypoint to Garmin Device.
|
|
| |
| User Trips |
| There are no user trips associated with this location. |
| |
| Related Sites |
Surf Ballroom - Clear Lake, IA
Web site for the ballroom in which Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper had their last performances. |
| |
| Similar Destinations |
| Graceland |
| H.P. Lovecraft's Apartment (1926-1933) |
| Fort Garry Hotel |
| |
| See Also on TheCabinet.com |
| Blog: Fifty Years Since the Day the Music Died (02/02/09) |
| |
| Available from Amazon.com |
The Buddy Holly Story/La Bamba |
| |
