Make a Comment • Email Link • Send Letter to Editor IPFS News Link • Entertainment: Music 50 Years Later the Music Still Lives On 1-10-2009 • Des Moines Register February 3, 1959: Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens board a Beechcraft Bonanza in Clear Lake, Ia, for an ill-fated flight. 50 years later, the Winter Dance Party continues at the Surf Ballroom. Watch Streaming Broadcast Live: LRN.fm Watch live shows and archives TV Live Chat Telegram Share this page with your friends on your favorite social network: