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Clovis Music
Festival
September 8-10,
2005
Clovis, New Mexico has announced
the resurrection of a festival devoted to 1950's music, with their Clovis
Music Festival scheduled for September 8 - 10, 2005. The Festival begins
just one day after Buddy Holly's birthday, September 7th. The event has been
dubbed "a tribute to artists that recorded with Norman Petty," the
Clovis-based producer who recorded several of Buddy Holly's hit songs.
The Clovis Chamber of Commerce originally began these
plans with an effort to book a return performance from John Mueller, a Buddy
Holly tribute artist from California. Mueller and his band visited last
year, where they reenacted Holly's last performance on February 3, 1959 to
an enthusiastic crowd in Clovis. Listening to the requests of interested
citizens, the Chamber expanded their plans to recreate a festival that has
been out of existence since the 1980's.
The weekend will include performances from The
Crickets, Sonny West, The Fireballs, and John Mueller's Winter Dance Party
Tour. There will also be a classic car show, tours of Norman Petty
Studios, and a variety of activities for music lovers of all ages.
Please check
the Clovis website www.clovisnm.org
closer to the date of event for complete details.
On September 3, 2005, just days before the Clovis Music
Festival, the Buddy Holly Center will be hosting Buddy Holly's 69th Birthday
Celebration. The celebration will have live music and activities for
the whole family all day. Patrons of the Buddy Holly Center should plan to attend the Clovis
Music Festival the following weekend to experience a celebration of 1950's
music that spans across state lines.
For more information on the Clovis Music Festival,
please call Liz Eisenbraun at (505) 763-3435, or
click here.
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