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HALL OF FAME ESSAY. In December 1958, Ritchie Valens paid a visit to his alma mater, Pacoima Junior High School, in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California. Not much older than the assembled students (he had turned seventeen the previous May 13), he performed an assortment of its, his own and others’, including his latest single, the ...
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Oct 14, 2018 · Where Ritchie Valens sang that, to dance la bamba, you need a little grace, singer Denise Carlos instead raps, "This is the rebellious la bamba, because we're Chicanos from East L.A. I don't ...
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Richard Steven Valenzuela, mais conhecido como Ritchie Valens ( Los Angeles, 13 de maio de 1941 — Clear Lake, 3 de fevereiro de 1959) foi um músico, compositor e guitarrista norte-americano, descendente de mexicanos, nascido em Pacoima (Vale de São Fernando), no subúrbio de Los Angeles, Califórnia, Estados Unidos .
Richard Steven Valenzuela, ismertebb nevén Ritchie Valens ( Pacoima, Kalifornia, 1941. május 13. – Clear Lake, Iowa, 1959. február 3.) mexikói származású amerikai énekes, zenész, dalszövegíró. A rock and roll úttörője és a chicano rock egyik legjelesebb képviselője. Rövid zenei pályafutása alatt több slágert írt ...
Dec 11, 2020 · Ritchie Valens was just 17 years old when he scored the smash hits "La Bamba" and "Donna" in 1958, which feature his virtuoso-level guitar playing and classic crooner-style voice, respectively. To be that proficient and successful at such a young age obviously hints at Valens' prodigy-like abilities, while also indicating that he had a bit of ...
Ritchie Valens. A pioneering Latino rocker of the '50s, Richie Valens had several big hits -- including "La Bamba," "Donna," and "Come on, Let's Go" -- before dying tragically in a plane crash with Buddy Holly. Read Full Biography.
