MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – “The Day the Music Died” is being remembered in a new way.

It sold over one million records, gaining a gold disc ... in the music industry before his untimely death. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Ritchie Valens' net worth was $500,000 when he passed ...

A Valens sibling says ... “My mom had a nervous breakdown after Ritchie’s death.” Connie and sister Irma, 7, were sent to stay with family friends who abused them, Connie says, making ...