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The Surf Ballroom's annual commemorative event honoring the musical legacies of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson began in 1979. The Surf Ballroom's "Winter Dance Party", the event began after an on-air jest by a Clear Lake radio personality known as "The Mad Hatter" back in the late 1970's on local Clear Lake radio station KZEV.
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© Gene Knudsen Photography
