Ritchie Valens
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| - | "'''La Bamba'''" is a [[Mexican folk song]], originally from the state of [[Veracruz]], best known from a 1958 adaptation by [[Ritchie Valens]], a [[top 40]] hit in the U.S. charts and one of early rock and roll's best-known songs. | + | |
| + | '''Ritchie Valens''' (born '''Ricardo Esteban Valenzuela Reyes'''; May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959) was a Mexican-American singer, songwriter and guitarist. | ||
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| + | A [[rock and roll]] pioneer and a forefather of the [[Chicano rock]] movement, Valens' recording career lasted only eight months. During this time, however, he scored several hits, most notably "[[La Bamba (song)|La Bamba]]", which was originally a Mexican folk song that Valens transformed with a rock rhythm and beat that became a hit in 1958, making Valens a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement. | ||
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| + | On February 3, 1959, on what has become known as [[The Day the Music Died]], Valens was killed in a small-plane crash in [[Iowa]], a tragedy that also claimed the lives of fellow musicians [[Buddy Holly]] and J.P. "[[The Big Bopper]]" Richardson. Valens was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2001. | ||
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Ritchie Valens (born Ricardo Esteban Valenzuela Reyes; May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959) was a Mexican-American singer, songwriter and guitarist.
A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens' recording career lasted only eight months. During this time, however, he scored several hits, most notably "La Bamba", which was originally a Mexican folk song that Valens transformed with a rock rhythm and beat that became a hit in 1958, making Valens a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement.
On February 3, 1959, on what has become known as The Day the Music Died, Valens was killed in a small-plane crash in Iowa, a tragedy that also claimed the lives of fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. Valens was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
