On the Stage where Buddy Holly played his last concert - The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa

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

[@Csharpflat5]

Love the kept original, great performance great acoustics.

[@norzcatznc]

A very impressive performance dear friend in that fantastic stage . Great Buddy Holly song.

[@peterc4450]

Would Buddy have been bigger than the Beatles and the Rolling Stones had he lived, I think so.

[@jcwoodshop]

You sound fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing. 😃

[@kelleyhatlee1562]

What a special opportunity, Jez! Well done!

[@mrgildons]

Splendid!

[@MrGlorpington]

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

[@echocamaro]

Excellent! Glad you made the trip!

[@msherer260]

Ran out of thumbs up after two for you on this one.

[@Ouwerocker3]

Nice to recall those memories.

[@glenmacneill6935]

What a sound that room has ... you must have got a buzz from performing there !!!

[@paulbanner9612]

Nice one Jez👍👍😊

[@martinzikovsky7112]

Absolutely TOP JEZ!!! ❤

[@luizo.l.s.8106]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@DEDE-os7qs]

Happy New Year dear friend😊

[@Tojes1]

I got goosebumps

[@patrickgueguin792]

How lucky you are

[@joshuajohnson2216]

Such memories

[@BenAck912]

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.

[@kaycarley]

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! 🤩