Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Surf Ballroom & Museum to Honor 50 Year Anniversary of...

Surf Ballroom & Museum in Clear Lake, Iowa will be designated official rock and roll landmark By PR Newswire CLEVELAND, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the Surf Ballroom & Museum will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Winter Dance Party where rock and roll pioneers Buddy Holly, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens played their final concert on February 2, 1959. Later that night after boarding a plane bound for North Dakota, three of rock and roll's brightest stars fell to the earth, a day immortalized in Don McLean's 1971 hit song "American Pie" as "the day the music died." Now, 50 Winters Later, a weeklong celebration at the Surf Ballroom & Museum will begin on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 honoring the lives, music, and influence of Holly, The Big Bopper and Valens.... [read full story]