Ritchie Valens

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Birth Name: Richard Steven Valenzuela

Born: 13 May 1941 Died: 3 February 1959

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 0"

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Gone, but not forgotten (2176 items)
list by Agent Kermit D. Fonz

Published 1 year, 11 months ago

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60 Graves of Famous Musicians (61 items)
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Published 15 years, 7 months ago

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45 votes

500 Greatest Songs of all time - Updated! (262 items)
list by Happy Vader

Published 14 years, 8 months ago

7 comments

36 votes

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Performers (174 items)
list by tartan_skirt

Published 18 years ago

10 comments

22 votes

Musicians Gone Much Too Soon (44 items)
list by diabolical dr voodoo

Published 17 years, 3 months ago

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Description: Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage 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 in a plane crash just eight months after his breakthrough. Valens had several hits, most notably "La Bamba", which he had adapted from a Mexican folk song. Valens transformed the song into one with a rock rhythm and beat, and it became a hit in 1958, making Valens a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement. He also had an American number-two hit with "Donna&q ... (more)