Surf Ballroom ngadegkeun Groundbreaking 'Not Fade Away' Immersive Music Experience On Buddy Holly's Birthday

This September, the Surf Ballroom & Museum will unveil ‘Not Fade Away: The Immersive Surf Ballroom Experience’ – hiji pangalaman permanén-ngahiji-dina-saya-saya-saya anu ngaktipkeun warisan Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, jeung J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson di Clear Lake, Iowa.

Opening festivities kick off on Thursday, September 4, with a book signing and special preview, leading up to the full exhibit debut and ribbon cutting on Sunday, September 7 – what would have been Buddy Holly’s 88th birthday.

Housed di Music Enrichment Center (MEC) anyar-dipeunteun adjoining historical Surf Ballroom, ‘Not Fade Away’ is more than an exhibit — it’s a transformative, multi-sensory journey through the birth of rock 'n' roll and the timeless sound that changed American music forever. Through immersive digital storytelling, historic artifacts, restored audio, and original archival materials, guests will walk in the footsteps of legends.‍

"Not Fade Away ngagambarkeun kakuatan parusahaan publik-private jeung komitmen kami sadia pikeun ngaronjatkeun jeung promosi tempat unik Clear Lake dina sajarah musik Amérika," nyebutkeun Clear Lake Walikota Nelson Crabb. “Proyék ieu ngabalukarkeun perhatian nasional, kasempetan pendidikan, jeung signifikansi budaya ka komunitas urang. Ieu investasi teu ngan dina warisan, tapi di masa depan urang.”

“This is a moment years in the making,” nyebutkeun Brian Luallen, CEO of the Surf Ballroom & Museum. "Kami ngagabungkeun téknologi canggih jeung jiwa rock 'n' roll pikeun nyebutkeun hiji sajarah anu ngarasakeun sapertos unforgettable. 'Not Fade Away' ngabalukarkeun warisan artis anu mantuan pikeun ngatur hiji generasi - sarta ngingatkeun kami kumaha musik maranéhanana masih penting ayeuna."

‍Never-before-seen artifacts on display at the Surf Music Experience Center include:

Les Paul innovations:

• Satu tina dua prototipe anu aya pikeun gitar listrik solid-body disebut “The Log,” dibangun ku Les Paul dina kira-kira 1937
• Les Paul's original handwritten plans for the very first 8-track tape recording device
• Konsol 8-track asalna Les Paul, nu revolusioned rekaman modern
• 1970 gitar Gibson custom milik jeung dimaénkeun ku Les Paul
• Les Paul's signature pivotal “Paulverizer,”, salah sahiji ngan tilu anu aya
  

Artifak musisi selebrity:

• Guitar signed ku Buddy Holly nalika dina 1959 Winter Dance Party Tour
• Les Paul gitar milik jeung dimaénkeun ku Slash, mantan gitaris utama tina Guns 'n' Roses
• Les Paul guitar owned and played by Warren Haynes, formerly of the Allman Brothers
• Stratocaster signed by legendary blues guitarist Buddy Guy
• BB King signed "Lucille" gitar
• Willie Nelson signed guitar
• Don McLean signed American Pie LP jeung gitar
• Accordion owned and played by Lawrence Welk
• Baca top hat dipake ku Slash
  

Efek Pribadi tina Holly, Valens, jeung Richardson:

• Mikrofon dipaké ku Buddy Holly dina panganyarna panganyarna di The Surf Ballroom dina 1959
• Red corduroy jaket Buddy Holly nyandak salila panganyarna di San Antonio, TX
• Original camera that was used to take the Pulitzer-nominated photos of the fatal plane crash on Feb 3, 1959, that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson
• Wallet kulit hand-tooled milik Ritchie Valens sarta dipigawé ti crash
• Briefcase owned by J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and recovered from the crash
• A pair of cufflinks owned by Buddy Holly sarta dipigawé ti crash
• Ritchie Valens asli Del-Fi Gold Record pikeun "La Bamba" jeung "Donna"
• Bass upright ti pangalaman final band Buddy Holly, The Crickets
  

Pikeun pamaréntah North Iowa Cultural Center & Museum (NICCM), non-profit nu ngabogaan jeung ngoperasikeun Surfroom, peluncuran ieu pisan pribadi.‍

"Ieu teu ngan ngeunaan musik," nyebutkeun Jeff Nicholas, Présidén Board of Directors of NICCM. "Ieu ngeunaan memori, emosi, jeung suara nu terus echo ngaliwatan generasi. Ku 'Not Fade Away,' urang nyiptakeun hiji ruang dimana sajarah datang hirup - jeung dimana anak-anak na cucu urang bisa paham kumaha kuat hiji lagu, hiji acara, atawa hiji momen bisa jadi."

Pengalaman ieu ditawarkeun dina sababaraha tingkat tiket, kaasup pakét VIP eksklusif anu nyadiakeun akses ka Surf Ballroom, galeri immersive, jeung Carl Fox House, hiji kali imah ka pangadeg Surf. harga tiket dimimitian dina $ 19 jeung tarif kelompok anu sadia. pangiriman diskon pikeun kota jeung Cerro Gordo county, ogé veterans militer, senior na anak-anak. jadwal lengkep acara pembukaan bakal dirilis dina minggu-minggu bakal datang.

Untuk tiket, rinci acara jeung leuwih informasi, kunjungi https://surfballroom.com/mec-immersive-experience-tour/. ‘Not Fade Away’ bakal dioperasikeun unggal taun sarta ngawengku komponén tur pendidikan jeung kelompok.