Matter's Ballroom

02/19/2020

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02/04/2019

Did you know-Buddy Holly was booked to play at Matter’s instead of the Surf Ballroom? Later the performance was cancelled at Matter’s and rescheduled for the Surf. It was Buddy’s last show and point of departure when his plane crashed.

Lubbock, Texas, hasn't always been fond of its best known son, Buddy Holly. But 60 years after his death, the town has a park with a bronze statue of him, and a street and a museum named after him.

06/09/2018

Ever wanted some memorabilia from Matter’s Ballroom? Here’s your chance! This Saturday at 9am at the Winn County Fairgrounds.

03/09/2017

Again Decorah stands out for the beauty it is.
"Only in a place as calm and scenic as Decorah would you find an eagle family so famous they almost broke the Internet. Perched in their nests in the cottonwood trees, overlooking the Decorah Fish Hatchery, the Decorah Bald Eagles simply add to the peaceful and picturesque river landscape. For more outdoor beauty, mountain bike through Palisades Park and look out over the cityscape, or hike through the forest to the waterfall at Malanaphy Springs."
https://viewfinder.expedia.com/features/beautiful-towns-50-states/

These towns and cities are breathtakingly beautiful, from their historical landmarks to their picturesque parks. Did your hometown make the cut?

10/26/2016

Take Good Care, Bobby Vee. In honor of a legend:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awNqLO6auQA

This was Bobby Vee's first and only #1 hit. Released on August 7th,1961, it immediately began to climb up the Billboard Charts, and by September 18th, 1961 i...

08/24/2016

Thinking of you, Inwood Ballroom, and hoping for the best.http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/391176861.html

One of the last remaining ballrooms in Iowa is underwater amid flash flooding in northeast Iowa. Aerial photos show the Inwood Ballroom in Spillville with water up to the windows from the swollen Turkey...

12/05/2015

Something about the holidays makes us all a little nostalgic. Please share a photo from a time you visited the ballroom. We'd love to be reminded of all the fun you had. (If you don't have a photo, post what is one band you danced to at the ballroom.)

04/29/2015

Sayin' we gotta go, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah \(^o^ )/

Rest in peace, Jack Ely, lead singer of The Kingsmen. Your music, your legacy lives on! (The Kingsmen played Dec 27, 1963 at the Ballroom shortly after releasing their hit, "Louie, Louie".)

02/04/2015

What is your favorite Buddy Holly song? Better yet, who remembers seeing Buddy Holly perform live?

02/04/2015

A tribute to the Day the Music Died: Rest in peace Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH9-Glg2GDo

In this interview, Buddy Holly speaks to the dangers of air travel.

Buddy Holly interviewed by Alan Freed. Date unknown.

11/14/2014

Discovered this gem on the web. Please share if you find classics like this:

The Rubber Band recorded Live at Matters Ballroom, Decorah, Ia - Dec 26, 1969.

11/02/2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUgRdJhNcdk&feature=youtu.be

Although no footage of the ballroom, there is at 24:37 footage showing a "Wonder Cave" sign (in the background) pointing visitors to the other historic, Matter business.

Decorah, Iowa in 1942.