HISTORY

Clear Lake’s Surf Ballroom Is a Hall of Memories

“I can still remember how that music used to make me smile.” — Don McLean, American Pie

Ed Newman
4 min readJun 6, 2022

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View from the stage. Surf Ballroom, April 2022 (All photos on this page by the author.)

The Surf Ballroom was dedicated by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a historic rock and roll landmark as part of their ongoing Landmark Series, which aims to identify locations in America…

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Ed Newman

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