KCTV5 news reporter Amy Anderson transports you back to the Surf Ballroom and the Winter Dance Party. Kansas City news reporter Amy Anderson and producer Zoe Brown interview two ‘teenagers’ who were at the Surf Ballroom on February 3, 1959 and then travel to Clear Lake, Iowa to file Read more…
The Day the Music Died , The Start of a New Career Robert Thomas Velline (April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016), known professionally as Bobby Vee. From Wikipdia.org: Bobby Vee’s career began in the midst of tragedy. On February 3, 1959, “The Day the Music Died,” three of Read more…
February 2, 1959 The Winter Dance Party Arrives in Clear Lake, Iowa On this frozen night in 1959 the Winter Dance Party, featuring headliners Buddy Holly and the Crickets, arrived at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. The show also included Frankie Sardo, Dion and the Belmonts, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, and Read more…