Don McLean and Connie Valens tell PEOPLE about their unique experiences on 'The Day the Music Died,' when Buddy Holly, Richie ...

Richard Steven Valenzuela, professionally known as Ritchie Valens, was a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He passed away at a young age and is best remembered for his hits Donna and La Bamba.

Ritchie Valens was rescued from obscurity by a 1987 ... Valens had three hits: “La Bamba,” “Donna” and “Come On, Let’s Go.” Turning a Mexican folk song into a joyful rocker that ...

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

Long after “the day the music died,” the timeless crooning of “Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens ...