![Old poster of a winter dance party in Clear Lake, Iowa promoting a show to include Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper and Dion and The Belmonts for Feburary 2, 1959. - Old poster of a winter dance party in Clear Lake, Iowa promoting a show to include Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper and Dion and The Belmonts for Feburary 2, 1959. -](https://cdn6.dissolve.com/p/D2401_24_034/D2401_24_034_1200.jpg)
Old poster of a winter dance party in Clear Lake, Iowa promoting a show to include Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper and Dion and The Belmonts for Feburary 2, 1959. -
![BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS Poster for last concert on 2 February 1959 at Clear Lake, Iowa Stock Photo - Alamy BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS Poster for last concert on 2 February 1959 at Clear Lake, Iowa Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BYA6WB/buddy-holly-and-the-crickets-poster-for-last-concert-on-2-february-BYA6WB.jpg)
BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS Poster for last concert on 2 February 1959 at Clear Lake, Iowa Stock Photo - Alamy
![H. Michael Karshis on Twitter: "February 2nd, 1959, the day before the music died. This was the last gig Buddy Holly, Richard Valens + The Big Bopper all appeared together at the H. Michael Karshis on Twitter: "February 2nd, 1959, the day before the music died. This was the last gig Buddy Holly, Richard Valens + The Big Bopper all appeared together at the](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVCzdkdVQAA-W9V.jpg)
H. Michael Karshis on Twitter: "February 2nd, 1959, the day before the music died. This was the last gig Buddy Holly, Richard Valens + The Big Bopper all appeared together at the
![Buddy Holly's last ever concert at the Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa on 2nd February 1959. | Buddy holly, Ritchie valens, Buddy Buddy Holly's last ever concert at the Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa on 2nd February 1959. | Buddy holly, Ritchie valens, Buddy](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/98/d4/ca/98d4ca2e9ffa4f7f4135994a2d93acef.jpg)
Buddy Holly's last ever concert at the Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa on 2nd February 1959. | Buddy holly, Ritchie valens, Buddy
![Point/Counterpoint: The music didn't die with Buddy Holly; this is the month it lived on - Duluth News Tribune | News, weather, and sports from Duluth, Minnesota Point/Counterpoint: The music didn't die with Buddy Holly; this is the month it lived on - Duluth News Tribune | News, weather, and sports from Duluth, Minnesota](https://cdn.forumcomm.com/dims4/default/68b3d28/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1516x1530+0+0/resize/1472x1486!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffcc-cue-exports-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fduluthnewstribune%2Fbinary%2F1qTz5Bi4H8PHpKqlkprYlSSpBR1DrkhnZ_binary_1732341.jpg)