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Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens
Born: May 13, 1941 in Pacoima, CA
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Died: Feb 3, 1959 in Clear Lake, IA
Genre: Rock
Styles: Rock and Roll, Soul, Blues Rock, Oldies
Biography: Valens will forever be known primarily as one of the two rock stars (along with the Big Bopper) who perished with Buddy Holly when their private plane crashed in the midst of a Midwest tour in 1959. At the time, Valens had just established himself as one of the most promising young talents in rock & ...Read full biography
Ritchie Valens
Released: 1959
Label: Wounded Bird
Critics' Rating:
Ritchie Valens was only 17 when he died in 1959 in the same plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper, and he had only been working in a recording studio for about seven months ...Read full review
Ritchie
Released: 1963
Label: Wounded Bird
Critics' Rating:
Ritchie Valens was only 17 when he died in 1959. His musical legacy rests on about an album and a half of completed studio material, a poorly recorded high-school concert, and a handful of demos and rehearsal ...Read full review
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