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...

"Donna" is a song written by Ritchie Valens, featuring the '50s progression. The song was released in 1958 on Del-Fi Records. Written as a tribute to his...

album covers. All songs written by Ritchie Valens, except where indicated. Side 1 "That's My Little Suzie" (Valens, Robert Kuhn) – 1:52 Original album...

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...

career of American Chicano rock and roll star Ritchie Valens. The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips as Valens, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña...

song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a Top 40 hit in the U.S. charts. Valens's version is ranked number 345 on Rolling Stone...

Girl" (Valens, Kuhn) - 2:21 "Now You're Gone" - 2:56 "Fast Freight" - 2:03 "Ritchie's Blues" (Valens, Kuhn) - 1:33 "Rockin' All Night" - 2:20 Ritchie at Discogs...

before midnight), Allsup agreed to flip a coin for the seat with Ritchie Valens. Valens called heads; when he won, he reportedly said, "That's the first...

Ritchie Valens in Concert at Pacoima Jr. High was released posthumously and is the third and final of the released "original" albums by Ritchie Valens...

Fleetwoods released a version on their 1959 album, Mr. Blue. A rendition by Ritchie Valens was released in 1959 on the Del-Fi record label and can be found on...

"Come On, Let's Go" is a song written and originally recorded by Ritchie Valens in 1958. It was the first of four charting singles from his self-titled...

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...

1962) 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...

"Chan Romero Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09. Ritchie Valens, Ritchie Valens in Come On. Let’s Go, Del-Fi Records, liner notes "Hippy Hippy...

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

tracks 1,5) Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) – Frank Wilson (1965) Donna – Ritchie Valens (1958) Expecting to Fly – Buffalo Springfield (1967) Fast Man Raider...

Clear Lake, Iowa, in 1959, along with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, and the pilot, Roger Peterson. Richardson was born on October 24, 1930...

Originally named Paxton Park, Ritchie Valens Park, Recreation Center and pool are located near the north end of Pacoima. Valens Park has an impressive list...

that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens. Jennings then returned to Texas, taking several years off from music...

Bamba" (number 345), sung in Spanish by the American singer-songwriter Ritchie Valens. Although the list is "of all time", few songs written prior to the...

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...

March 1958, Keane discovered Ritchie Valens performing a Saturday matinee show in a movie theatre in Pacoima and invited Valens to audition in the basement...

that killed early rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens, ending the era of early rock and roll; this became the popular nickname...

nightmares of the disaster led to Valens' fear of flying, which he overcame after he launched his music career. Valens was killed in a plane crash two years...

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 Concert...

cover and the same photo of Valens from his second album Ritchie. A few months later, the album was retitled Ritchie Valens, His Greatest Hits and repackaged...

1959, Buddy Holly died in a plane crash along with fellow musicians Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper outside Clear Lake, Iowa. After learning of her husband's...

where indicated "La Bamba" (Traditional; adapted by Ritchie Valens) "That's My Little Susie" (Valens, Robert Kuhn) "Ooh! My Head" "Let's Rock and Roll"...

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,...

real-life ex-convict and biker half-brother of 1950s rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens, in La Bamba (1987). He also played Nicholas Walker in Ultraviolet (1992)...