Holly was in a terrible mood in the hours leading up to a Feb. 2 concert in Clear Lake, Iowa — which would unknowingly ... partially inspired the song: "Buddy's death, for me, an impressionable ...

Over the past year, a number of new restaurants and other establishments have opened in the Surf District and downtown.

Clear Lake on Wednesday held a ... Get updates of all things Iowa politics delivered to your inbox. Future Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, along with "The Big Bopper ...

The building, located just west of the Surf, will include an immersive area that tells the story of the historic ballroom and ...

BMG – which manages the Buddy Holly estate and controls the rights ... in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa on Feb. 3, 1959. Benjamin later produced "Ray," a biopic that explored the life ...