Directory of Valens, Ritchie Resources

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Ritchie Valens, whose real name was Richard Valenzuela, was an early rock and roll star who died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, near Mason City, Iowa that also took the lives of Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. The movie "La Bamba" was based on his life.

Resources in This Category

• History of Rock and Roll: Ritchie Valens

  http://www.history-of-rock.com/ritchie_valens.htm
  Features biography and photographs.

• Rockabilly Hall of Fame: Ritchie Valens

  http://www.rockabillyhall.com/RitchieValens.html
  Review of the artist's music and short career.

Related Categories

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