Located 10 miles (16 kilometers) west
of the border with Texas,
Clovis, New
Mexico, is a friendly town of
32,667 that is anything but ordinary.
A rock-and-roll landmark, Clovis is
home to the famed Norman Petty Studios,
where the Clovis Sound was created
by the likes of Buddy Holly and Roy
Orbison. Holly recorded "Cindy Lou"
(later renamed "Peggy Sue")...
In Clovis, meet neighbors along historic Main
Street, at the rodeos of the annual Pioneer Days,
or while reminiscing about Buddy Holly at the Norman
Petty 7th Street Studio.
Population:
32,667
Location:
Located 200 miles southeast of Albuquerque.