Buddy Holly Archives

The Lubbock Convention and Visitors Bureau has confirmed the following free concerts for the Crossroads of Texas Music Festival, formerly known as Buddy Holly Week.

Sept. 2 Daron Norwood will headline a concert of country music from 9:30 p.m. to midnight at The Library. Cactus Jack will open the show.
Sept. 3 The 1950s band The Crewcuts will headline a concert of rock ‘n’ roll music from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on an outdoor stage in the Depot District. Opening will be Lubbock-based swing band Mike Pritchard’s Blue Thunder & The Lightning Horns.
Sept. 4 Local bands will perform from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on an outdoor stage in the Depot District. The itinerary: 1 p.m., Spilling Poetry; 2 p.m., Cactus Jack; 4 p.m., Klif Notes; and 5:30 p.m., Chuck McClure & Double Take.
Sept. 4 The Big Bopper Jr. (headlining), Chris Montez, Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon, Charlie Thomas, The Coasters and The Rankins, with Rockin Robin serving as a backup band, will be featured in concert from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on an outdoor stage in the Depot District. This concert was financed with $30,000 approved by the City Council from hotel-motel tax funds.
Sept. 5 Local bands will perform from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on an outdoor stage in the Depot District. The itinerary: 1 p.m., Falling Jupiter; 2:30 p.m., The Ingrid Kaiter band; and 4 p.m., RiverWind.
Sept. 5 Contemporary band The Rankins will play 1950s and 1960s music from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on an outdoor stage in the Depot District.
Sept. 5 The 1950s band The Diamonds will perform rock ‘n’ roll music from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on an outdoor stage in the Depot District.
Events produced by other organizations during the same time period will include:

Sept. 3 The official ribbon cutting and grand opening of The Buddy Holly Center, located at 19th Street and Avenue G, is slated for 4:30 p.m. Stan Perkins, son of the late Carl Perkins, will entertain afterward in the center’s courtyard. There is no admission charge.
Sept. 3 The Crickets and Nanci Griffith, backed by the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, will be featured in concert at 8 p.m. at the Civic Center Theater. The concert is being held in conjunction with the opening of the Buddy Holly Center. The orchestra will be conducted by LSO music director Albert-George Schram. Reserved-seat tickets priced at $47 (includes after-show reception with The Crickets; only 60 tickets in this price range), $32, $25 and $17 (including the $2 handling fee) are on sale at the Select-A-Seat outlets at Dollar Western Wear, Luskey’s/Ryan’s Western Wear, Memphis Place Mall, both Ralph’s Records & Tapes locations and the Texas Tech University Center’s ticket booth.
Sept. 3-5 and 10-11 The musical biography “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” will be performed for the fourth consecutive year at 8 p.m. Sept. 3-5 and 10-11, and also at 2 p.m. Sept. 4, at the Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. Direction is by Don Caldwell and Jeremy Daniel. Sean Keller will star as Buddy Holly. Reserved-seat tickets, priced at $20 and $15, can be purchased in advance by calling 762-3233.
Sept. 4 Johnny D & The Rocket 88s will headline a rock ‘n’ roll concert sponsored by the Caprock Classic Car Club at 7:30 p.m. at the Fair Park Coliseum at the Panhandle-South Plains Fairgrounds. General admission tickets, priced at $11 (including $1 handling fee), are on sale at the Select-A-Seat outlets at Dollar Western Wear, Luskey’s/Ryan’s Western Wear, Memphis Place Mall, both Ralph’s Records & Tapes locations and the Texas Tech University Center’s ticket booth.

By WILLIAM KERNS
A-J Entertainment Editor