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 a I IV V chord progression. The song was released in 1958 on Del-Fi Records. Written as a tribute...

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...

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

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...

song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a Top 40 hit on 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

touring 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...

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...

"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...

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"...

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...

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...

world. The first six songs of the album consist of Los Lobos covers of Ritchie Valens' songs: "La Bamba", "Come On, Let's Go!", "Ooh My Head", "We Belong...

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...

guitar by watching tutorials on YouTube. The first song he learned was Ritchie Valens' version of "La Bamba". His earliest music inspirations include T3R...

and Rainbow Ritchie Edhouse (born 1983), English professional darts player Ritchie Torres (born 1988), New York politician Ritchie Valens (1941–1959)...

of Ritchie Valens, who died shortly after filming it in a plane crash, along with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper. The film was released after Valens' death...

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...

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,...

(pilot) (1937–1959), pilot of the plane that crashed killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Jiles Perry Richardson (The Big Bopper) Roger Peters (born 1944)...