Lubbock, Texas

:For other uses, see Lubbock (disambiguation).

Culture

Lubbock is the birthplace of Rock and Roll legend Buddy Holly, and the city hosts both a cultural center and annual music festival named for him.

Related Topics:
Rock and Roll - Buddy Holly

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The city has also been the birthplace or home of several country musicians including Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, and Joe Ely (collectively known as The Flatlanders), Mac Davis, Terry Allen, Lloyd Maines and his daughter, Natalie Maines (singer for the Dixie Chicks).

Related Topics:
Country musicians - Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Butch Hancock - Joe Ely - The Flatlanders - Mac Davis - Terry Allen - Lloyd Maines - Natalie Maines - Dixie Chicks

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Lubbock also hosts the National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration, an annual event celebrating the prototypical Old West cowboy. The event is held in September and features art, music, cowboy poetry, stories, and the presentation of scholarly papers on cowboy culture and the history of the American West. A chuckwagon cookoff and horse parade also take place during the event.

Related Topics:
Old West - Cowboy - September - Cowboy poetry - American West - Chuckwagon - Horse

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Every year on July 4, Lubbock hosts the 4th on Broadway event, an Independence Day festival. The event is entirely free to the public, and is considered the largest free festival in Texas. The day's activities usually include a morning parade, a street fair along Broadway Avenue with food stalls and live bands, the Early Settlers' Luncheon, and an evening concert/fireworks program. Broadway Festivals Inc., the non-profit corporation which organizes the event, estimates a 2004 attendance of over 175,000 people.

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July 4 - Independence Day - Festival - Non-profit corporation - 2004

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