and Ritchie Valens was 17. (Connie Valens / Ritchie ... IT'S ON ME BUCKET LIST I'M COMING 20:26:49> (Hugo and Donna Concha / Florida) <19:43:47WE'RE HERE FROM FLORIDA - SOMETHING BEACH FLORIDA ...

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were three of the biggest names in Rock and Roll when they played at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, on Feb. 2, 1959. Watch the video above ...

Tommy Allsup was going to fly, but Ritchie Valens offered to flip a coin for ... He also had an American number-two hit with "Donna". The Big Bopper His best-known compositions include "Chantilly ...

Dead are Ritchie Valens, 17, Pacolma, Calif., called by his manager, "the next (Elvis) Presley," and whose recording of "Donna" ranks sixth in United Press International ratings of popular tunes ...

Tuesday marked the 66th anniversary of the tragic plane crash that took the lives of early rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie ... Valens, who is known for such hits as “La Bamba,” “Don ...

and Ritchie Valens was 17. (Connie Valens / Ritchie Valen's Sister ... IT'S ON ME BUCKET LIST I'M COMING 20:26:49> (Hugo and Donna Concha / Florida) <19:43:47WE'RE HERE FROM FLORIDA - SOMETHING BEACH ...

Ritchie Valens’ traditional Mexican wedding song – a B-side to his first hit, “Donna” – was revived as the movie theme song for a film about the young singer who died, aged 17 ...

Don McLean and Connie Valens tell PEOPLE about their unique experiences on 'The Day the Music Died,' when Buddy Holly, ...