Ritchie Valens was a talented musicianHis life was cut way too shortLearn more about his tragic death Though Ritchie Valens’ life was tragically cut short, his memory and talented works continue ...

Did you know that Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash just eight months after his musical breakthrough? He was a guitarist, singer, and songwriter best remembered for La Bamba, adapted from a ...

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September 1958: Rock and roll originator Ritchie Valens had two hits on the charts, "La Bamba" and "Donna," when a longtime local DJ, the late Harry "Happy Hare" Martin, persuaded him to perform ...

Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were famously killed in a plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959, which Don McLean dubbed "The Day the Music Died" in the 1971 classic "American Pie" Jack Irvin has ...

Lubbock has been mentioned in a variety of TV shows and movies, including La Bamba, Modern Family, King of The Hill, Reba, ...

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