to the first release History of Ritchie Valens, a deluxe box set of Valens' original three Del-Fi albums. Six years later, with the success of the Ritchie...

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...

History of Ritchie Valens is a 3-record box set by Ritchie Valens, featuring his three original Del-Fi albums (Ritchie Valens, Ritchie, & Ritchie Valens In...

by Luis Valdez. The film follows the life and short-lived musical career of American Chicano rock and roll star Ritchie Valens. The film stars Lou Diamond...

originally from the state of Veracruz, also known as "La Bomba". The song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a Top 40 hit in the U.S. charts...

1987 film based on the life of Ritchie Valens "La Bamba" (song), a folk song best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens La Bamba Mexican Restaurant...

Holly and Ritchie Valens, and the pilot, Roger Peterson. Richardson was born on October 24, 1930, in Sabine Pass, Texas, the oldest son of oil-field worker...

with Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson when he serendipitously lost a fateful coin toss with Valens for a seat on the plane that...

musician, producer and the founder and owner of the record label Del-Fi Records. He was the producer and manager of Ritchie Valens and Pinoy star Josephine...

is an American actor. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1987). For Stand and Deliver (1988)...

Undiscovered Country as Azetbur, the daughter of Klingon Chancellor Gorkon. Her other film roles include La Bamba (1987) as Ritchie Valens' mother Connie Valenzuela;...

perhaps best known for her portrayal of Donna Ludwig, Ritchie Valens' girlfriend in the film La Bamba (1987). Her last acting credit was in the 2001 television...

taught himself how to play the guitar by watching tutorials on YouTube. The first song he learned was Ritchie Valens' version of "La Bamba". His earliest...

to that of Ritchie Valens, and the two ended up on the same record label. After Valens died in a plane crash, Romero was introduced to Valens' grieving...

October 27, 2018. Lehmer, Larry. The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens. Schirmer Trade Books. p. 175....

associate producer of La Bamba, the biopic based on the life of Ritchie Valens. The project, which became a hit, was a "life-long dream" of Valdez's that came...

backing band for the Winter Dance Party tour in 1959. Holly's band also backed other acts on the tour, including Ritchie Valens, "The Big Bopper" J. P...

soulfuldetroit.com. Ritchie Valens , "Ritchie Valens in Come On. Let’s Go" Del-Fi Records, liner notes The Valentinos, Lookin’ For a Love; The complete SAR recordings...

Hawaiian singer-songwriter and producer. The biographical film La Bamba, about the life and career of Ritchie Valens, greatly influenced Fong's decision to...

before the radio announced the death of Ritchie Valens. The Bobby Vinton cover of the song features at the beginning of the 2021 film, Godzilla vs. Kong...

background on the theatre stage as member of Teatro Vista, the only Equity Latino theatre company in the Midwest. He played the role of Ritchie Valens in Buddy:...

family and was influenced by the Latino-flavored music of his community and the success of his musical hero Ritchie Valens whom he met briefly at a show...

from the album Un hombre solo, which received the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance. In 1987, a biographical film about Ritchie Valens was released...

Moorhead, Minnesota for the next concert after the tour bus has broken down. The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens join him on the flight. The Crickets, feeling...

number of great talents, including Charles Mingus, Buddy Collette, Gerald Wilson, but in the 1950s it disappeared. In the 1950s Ritchie Valens was a rock...

not credit Valens or Bob Keane, instead crediting Valens' mother. Eventually a lawsuit was filed by Keane, and half of the award went to Valens' mother,...

who played the role in the 2007 UK touring company. Ritchie Valens was played by Puerto Rican actor Miguel Angel, and J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper)...

singers recorded their own versions of the song, notably Johnny Burnette, The Standells, Bill Haley and Ritchie Valens. Dick Dale and his Deltones included...

Immediately after the Clear Lake show (which ended just before midnight), Allsup agreed to flip a coin for the seat with Ritchie Valens. Valens called heads;...

with his band The Bobby Fuller Four and was signed to Mustang Records by producer Bob Keane, who was noted for discovering Ritchie Valens and producing...