Ritchie Valens
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Person
- Born
- 1941-05-13
- Died
- 1959-02-03
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Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed in a plane crash eight months into his recording career. Valens had several hits, most notably "La Bamba", which he had adapted from a Mexican folk song.…
Known for
- The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" — Self (archive footage)2022
- The True Buddy Holly Story — Self (archive footage)2012
- Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2 — Self (archive footage)2003
- Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died — Self (archive footage)1999
- Go, Johnny, Go! — Himself1959
- The Music Shop1959
- The Dick Clark Show — Self1958
- American Bandstand — Self1957
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Ritchie Valens (born Richard Steven Valenzuela; on 13 May 1941 in Pacoima, California, USA – 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 <a href="http
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Key facts
- Born
- Richard Steven Valenzuela , ( 1941-05-13 ) May 13, 1941, San Fernando Valley, California , U.S.
- Died
- February 3, 1959 (1959-02-03) (aged 17), Grant Township, Iowa , U.S.
- Cause of death
- Blunt trauma as a result of a plane accident
- Resting place
- San Fernando Mission Cemetery
- Other names
- Ritchie Valens, Arvee Allens
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter
- Years active
- 1957–1959
- Genres
- Rock and roll Chicano rock
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals
- Website
- www .ritchievalens .com
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Key dates
- Born
- 13 May 1941
- Died
- 3 February 1959
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Steven
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pacoima
- Place of death
- Clear Lake
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Genre
- Chicano rock
- Instrument
- voice
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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".
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