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Ballet Lubbock Pre-Professional Academy, a 22,000-square-foot dance center complete with office and storage.

The Crickets Studio Theater', a 24,225-square-foot, 415-seat theater with concessions, lounge area, dedicated lobby and private entrance.

Helen DeVitt Jones Main Theater consisting of a four-level, 2,297-seat theater with two VIP lounges.

The building will have a footprint of 220,000 square feet, and will provide the following facilities: Īs of January 2019, funding for completing the construction of the building requires a further $50 million. In June 2014, Buddy Holly's widow, Maria Elena Holly, gave LEPAA permission to use the name of her late husband in the title of the center, royalty free. Over the course of construction, Owner-directed enhancements were added to the facility resulting in a final total development cost of $158 million. The expanded program resulted in projected increased building activity and operational feasibility. Initial plans for the building were for a 116,000 gross square foot building projected to cost $85 million however, after collaborating further with community partners, scope for the building increased to 220,000 gross square feet at a total development cost of $156 million.

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In July of that year, Lubbock City Council granted the land on Mac Davis Lane soon to be vacated by Department of Public Safety Headquarters as the site for the new building, as well as up to $300,000 toward demolition of the DPS facility. In 2013, the non profit organization Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Association (LEPAA) was created in order to raise funds for the construction of a new performing arts center in Lubbock, based on the recommendations of a strategic business plan led by Garfield Public/Private LLC, the developer. To-date, LEPAA has raised more than $100 million needed to complete construction of The Buddy Holly Hall, with an additional $5 million raised in capital endowment funds. The venue opened in January 2021 at a cost of $158 million. Groundbreaking took place on Apwith more than 500 people in attendance, including Lubbock Mayor, Dan Pope, board chairman of the Lubbock Entertainment Performing Arts Association, Tim Collins, and Executive Director of Ballet Lubbock, Nicholas Dragga. The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences is a new performing arts venue in Lubbock, Texas. org /the-buddy-holly-hall-of-performing-arts-and-sciences / Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Associationĭiamond Schmitt Architects, with MWM Architects and Parkhill It has been written that Buddy Holly had more originality and drive at age nineteen than most rock groups ever summon up in their entire careers. He employed the now-classic style of two guitars, bass and drums lineup in his recordings, which is still utilized today. A long, lanky body, a childish smile, horn-rimmed glasses and a plain, folksy quality became a part of his unique image-and this was in an era of pretty-boy teen idols. Paul McCartney has acknowledged Holly’s innovative style and immense versatility as a great influence in his own creative output.īuddy Holly can truly be said to have changed the face of Rock 'n Roll. Linda Ronstadt, Mickey Gilley, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles have all recorded Holly's songs. 'Oh Boy,' “Maybe Baby,' 'It's So Easy,' 'Think it Over,' “Everyday,” “Words of Love,” “Not Fade Away' and 'True Love Ways' are still heard today. Critics identified his jangling guitar and brand of rock as Tex-Mex. Two solo hits for Buddy soon followed: 'Peggy Sue' and 'Rave On.' Between 1957 and ’58, Buddy produced seven Top 40 Hits. Under his aegis, Buddy and the rockabilly group known as The Crickets recorded 'That'll Be the Day,' which zoomed to the Billboard No. Shortly afterward, Buddy recorded several demo tapes for Norman Petty. Buddy's act was so impressive that he secured his first (short-term) recording contract. In 1955, Buddy's group appeared as the opening act for a show headed by Marty Robbins and the then-unknown Elvis Presley.

His musical interests were formed during his early childhood and by the time he was in high school, he had organized a group known as the Western and Bop Band. Charles Hardin Holley, known throughout the world as 'Buddy Holly,' was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas.

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