Lubbock, Texas

===Music===
[[File:Lubbock April 2022 05 (Buddy and Maria Elena Holly Plaza).jpg|thumb|Buddy and Maria Elena Holly Plaza]]
The West Texas arts scene has created a "[[West Texas Walk of Fame]]" within Buddy and Maria Elena Holly Plaza in the historic Depot District, which details musicians such as [[Buddy Holly]], who came from the local area. Lubbock continues to play host to rising and established alt-country acts at venues such as the Cactus Theater and The Blue Light Live, both on Buddy Holly Avenue.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/buddy-holly/bio/ |title=RockHall inductee Buddy Holly |work=rockhall.com |access-date=October 22, 2015 |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119073115/http://rockhall.com/inductees/buddy-holly/bio/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The spirit of Buddy Holly is preserved in the [[Buddy Holly Center]] in Lubbock's Depot District. The 2004 film ''Lubbock Lights'' showcased much of the music associated with the city of Lubbock.

Lubbock is the birthplace of [[rock and roll]] legend Buddy Holly, and features a cultural center named for him. The city renamed its annual Buddy Holly Music Festival the Lubbock Music Festival after Holly's widow increased usage fees for his name. Similarly, the city renamed the Buddy Holly West Texas Walk of Fame to honor area musicians as the West Texas Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/news/43931755 |title=Lubbock scraps Holly name at two sites |access-date=2008-09-06 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |archive-date=July 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120726144857/http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/news/43931755 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On January 26, 2009, the City of Lubbock agreed to pay Holly's widow $20,000 for the next 20 years to maintain the name of the Buddy Holly Center. Additionally, land near the center will be named the Buddy and Maria Holly Plaza.<ref>{{cite news |last=Graham |first=Mike |title=City approves $20k contract for Buddy Holly naming rights |work=[[The Daily Toreador]] |date=January 29, 2009 |url=http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2009/01/29/News/City-Approves.20k.Contract.For.Buddy.Holly.Naming.Rights-3602516.shtml |access-date=2009-02-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406001442/http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2009/01/29/News/City-Approves.20k.Contract.For.Buddy.Holly.Naming.Rights-3602516.shtml |archive-date=April 6, 2009 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Holly's legacy is also remembered through the work of [[deejay]]s, such as [[Jerry "Bo" Coleman]], [[Bud Andrews]], and [[Virgil Johnson (singer)|Virgil Johnson]] on radio station [[KDAV]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kdav.com/bandrews.html |title=KDAV DJ, Bud Andrews |publisher=[[KDAV]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725082923/http://www.kdav.com/bandrews.html |archive-date=July 25, 2008}}</ref>

Groundbreaking was held on April 20, 2017, for the construction of a new performing arts center, the [[Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences]], a downtown $154 million project that opened in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/lubbocks-153m-buddy-holly-hall-due-to-open-in-2020/38691 |title=Lubbock's $153M Buddy Holly Hall Due to Open in 2020 |website=Constructionequipmentguide.com |language=en |access-date=2019-08-07 |archive-date=August 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807161714/https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/lubbocks-153m-buddy-holly-hall-due-to-open-in-2020/38691 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dotray |first=Matt |title=An almost grand opening: Buddy Holly Hall is open, just not in the grand way everyone expected |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2021/01/23/buddy-holly-hall-is-open-just-not-in-the-grand-way-everyone-expected/6680214002/ |access-date=2021-12-23 |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223161339/https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2021/01/23/buddy-holly-hall-is-open-just-not-in-the-grand-way-everyone-expected/6680214002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Holly Hall will also have concession sites and a [[bistro]] with both outdoor and indoor dining. United Supermarkets has been named the food and beverage provider. Thus far, the private group, the Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Association, has raised or received pledges in the amount of $93 million. The [[Lubbock Independent School District]] and Ballet Lubbock also support the project.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://lubbockonline.com/entertainment/news/2017-04-01/restaurant-partnership-groundbreaking-date-announced-buddy-holly-hall |title=Restaurant partnership, groundbreaking date announced for Buddy Holly Hall |author=William Kerns |newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |access-date=April 1, 2017 |archive-date=April 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401083748/http://lubbockonline.com/entertainment/news/2017-04-01/restaurant-partnership-groundbreaking-date-announced-buddy-holly-hall |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lubbock is the birthplace of [[Mac Davis]] (1942–2020), who graduated at the age of 16 from Lubbock High School and became a [[country music]] [[singing|singer]], [[songwriter]], and actor with [[Crossover (music)|crossover]] success. His early work writing for [[Elvis Presley]] produced the hits "[[Memories: The '68 Comeback Special|Memories]]", "[[In the Ghetto]]", and "[[A Little Less Conversation]]". A subsequent solo career in the 1970s produced hits, such as "[[Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me]]", making him a well-known name in popular music. He also starred in his own variety show, a Broadway musical, and various films and television programs.<ref>{{cite web |author=William Kerns |url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/030208/loc_252890600.shtml |title=Mac Davis remembers his days in Lubbock &#124; Lubbock Online &#124; Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |publisher=Lubbock Online |date=2008-03-02 |access-date=2015-08-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814045935/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/030208/loc_252890600.shtml |archive-date=August 14, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

[[Outsider music]]ian and [[psychobilly]] pioneer [[The Legendary Stardust Cowboy]] was also born in Lubbock.<ref>[[Irwin Chusid|Chusid, Irwin]]. Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious World of Outsider Music. A Capella Books.</ref>  He began his musical career there, playing free shows in various parking lots around town.<ref name="ReferenceA">Rob Weiner, Texas Tech University, "West Texas' Unsung Hero: the Legendary Stardust Cowboy", West Texas Historical Association, annual meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, February 27, 2010</ref>  Since striking it big, however, he has not performed in Lubbock, due to how little support and encouragement the city showed him when he was first starting out.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> John Denver got his start in Lubbock and as a freshman student at Texas Tech in 1966 could be found playing in the Student Union for free. His father was a colonel in the USAF stationed at Reese Air Force Base west of the city.

The [[Lubbock Symphony Orchestra]] was founded in 1946 and performs at the [[Lubbock Memorial Civic Center|Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theatre]].

The [[Moonlight Musicals Amphitheater]] is a 930-seat amphitheater opened in 2006. For a period was known as the Wells Fargo Amphitheater. It is used for concerts, stage shows and other special events.