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Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), [3] better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died in a plane crash just eight months after his breakthrough. [4]
Dec 16, 2020 · Youngest of all was a rising star of Chicano rock -- Ritchie Valens. He was 17. No one who died in the 1959 plane crash, that day the music died, was an old man.
On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.
Sep 19, 2022 · Ritchie (Lou Diamond Phillips) performs "La Bamba" on stage.#LaBamba #RitchieValens #HDClips #MovieScenes Now on Disc and Digital: https://www.sonypictures.c...
Ritchie Valens was an American singer and songwriter and the first Latino rock and roll star. His short career ended when he died at age 17 in the 1959 plane crash in which Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper also perished.
The song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a Top 40 hit on the U.S. charts. Valens's version is ranked number 345 on Rolling Stone magazine′s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Although his life was tragically cut short, Ritchie Valens’ inimitable blend of Mexican dance music and rock has influenced generations of rockers.
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May 13, 2021 · The Eternal Legacy of Ritchie Valens. On what would have been the Chicano rock legend's 80th birthday, Lou Diamond Phillips, David Hidalgo, and Connie Valens Anderson reflect on why he's still...
Aug 21, 2023 · La Bamba — Ritchie Valens made history with his 1958 hit. The track made a star out of the young Latino singer, but its roots run deep in Mexican folk history.
