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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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Ritchie Valens was a Mexican American singer and songwriter influential in the Chicano rock movement. He recorded numerous hits during his short career, most notably the 1958...
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.
Donna. 1959, Donna’s senior class photo from James Monroe High School. Music sheet with photo of Ritchie, “Donna” Was released nationally in late October 1959. Ritchie had told Donna that he was writing a song for her. She heard the song for the first time on her car radio - she couldn’t believe it.
Ritchie Valens singing La Bamba in 1958 please comment and rate
Ritchie (Lou Diamond Phillips) performs "La Bamba" on stage.#LaBamba #RitchieValens #HDClips #MovieScenes Now on Disc and Digital: https://www.sonypictures.c...
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 · Mexican-American rock & roll pioneer Ritchie Valens would have been 80 this year. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Ritchie Valens was just 17 years old when he changed the course of pop...
