On the Stage where Buddy Holly played his last concert - The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa
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A few weeks ago I travelled to the United States to visit various locations associated with my musical hero, Buddy Holly. The first place I visited was the Surf Ballroom in the lovely city of Clear Lake, Iowa, where the staff kindly allowed me to play a song on the stage and record a video. I decided to play Buddy's first hit, That'll Be The Day.
Buddy performed here on the 2nd February 1959. After this concert, Buddy, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens boarded a small plane from the nearby Mason City Airport. Shortly after take off, during a snowstorm at around 1am on the 3rd February, the plane crashed into a corn field. The three rock 'n' roll stars were killed along with their pilot, Roger Peterson.
The Surf Ballroom is still a thriving music venue, as well as a museum. It was a great thrill to be able to play a song on the spot where Buddy stood on that evening
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Love the kept original, great performance great acoustics.
@RocknRollSongbook
2 ай бұрын
Thanks David! Glad you like it.
A very impressive performance dear friend in that fantastic stage . Great Buddy Holly song.
@RocknRollSongbook
4 ай бұрын
Thanks very much!
What a special opportunity, Jez! Well done!
@RocknRollSongbook
Ай бұрын
Oh yeah, it was a real thrill. 😃
i love your youtube channel man I'm 14 and its just to have all these guitar lessons for buddy's songs he's my inspiration to becoming a musician
@RocknRollSongbook
3 ай бұрын
Thanks very much! It's great to know that younger people like you are into the great Buddy Holly!
Would Buddy have been bigger than the Beatles and the Rolling Stones had he lived, I think so. A nostalgic video. Great.
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Peter! Yes, who knows what Buddy might have achieved had he lived longer. Imagine the collaborations there could have been?
You sound fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing. 😃
@RocknRollSongbook
4 ай бұрын
Wow. Thanks very much mate!
Excellent! Glad you made the trip!
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
Thanks very much!
Splendid!
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Oliver!
I got goosebumps
Ran out of thumbs up after two for you on this one.
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
Thanks very much!
Nice to recall those memories. Kind regards...............Hendrie
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Hendrie!
What a sound that room has ... you must have got a buzz from performing there !!!
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
Yes, it was an amazing experience. I’m lucky to have had the opportunity to do that. That big empty room had a great natural echo, eh?! Just right for rock n roll. 👍
Nice one Jez👍👍😊
@RocknRollSongbook
4 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Paul!
Happy New Year dear friend😊
@RocknRollSongbook
4 ай бұрын
Happy New Year to you too.
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Absolutely TOP JEZ!!! ❤
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Martin!
I absolutely love how you’ve put this video together and what a thrill to perform on the stage at The Surf Ballroom where Buddy played his last gig. AMAZING! 🤩
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Kay! Yes, it was a thrill. 😊
Such memories
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
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Marvelous, as always! Keep it up Jez!
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
Thanks very much!
Great song 👍👍Well done
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
Thanks very much David!
@Rock 'n' Roll Songbook. Great job and that had to be an honor. I have played that stage before and it has a lot of Music History and some great sound comes from that stage. Which Staff Person did you talk to and get that arranged ? If you do not mind me asking. Did you get a chance to visit the Plane Crash Site also ? Congratulations and always look for your guitar tutorials/lessons and music covers. God Bless.
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Fred! Yes, it was a great thrill playing on that stage. I spoke to two ladies who were working in the office. I can’t remember their names. Yes, I did visit the crash site. I took my guitar and played some music there too.
How lucky you are
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
I am!
OK, Jez: spill !!! I am consumed by jealousy & envy here-how did you manage this ??? I lived in Iowa for 12 years & never made it to that stage. I DID play a 15 minute set in front of that headstone on a Sunday morning in 2007 for a few people. The Buddy Holly Apartment Tapes were very influential to me. I did a 3 song medley of Apartment Tapes songs at the Whisky A Go Go a few months ago (I was fortunate to have Slim Jim Phantom onstage with me) as an opening act for Janet Gardner (Vixen). A similar medley is also in my "Disappointed With Harley Benton" video. Thanks to you I will probably spend some time & money at the Sun Studio recording my songs after the holidays !! Merry Christmas to you & your family.
@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
I just went along to the Surf Ballroom and asked. It was a quiet morning. There were only two other visitors. I’m very lucky, I know. I gave a nice donation to the museum fund afterwards. I absolutely love the Apartment Tapes too. Merry Christmas!
@katdaddy5588
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for that!! I am glad that you made it to the USA. I hope that you found us hospitable !! @@RocknRollSongbook
Strange But True Fact: The date that Buddy Holly was born on is 5 days before my birthday and the date that he died on is 5 days before my brother's birthday.
Who said buddy Holly was dead?❤
Close to the original
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@RocknRollSongbook
5 ай бұрын
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