It's Been 66 Years Since The Day the Music Died. Ritchie Valens' Sister Is Grateful to Don McLean for Singing About It (Exclusive)
Don McLean and Connie Valens tell PEOPLE about their unique experiences on 'The Day the Music Died,' when Buddy Holly, Richie ...
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All about Ritchie Valens: Family, life story, net worth, inheritance
In an unexpected turn of events, a lady from New York named Diane Olson showed up at Ritchie Valens' funeral and told the Valenzuela family she was engaged to their late son. Nobody knew her ...
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Ritchie Valens’ family says new biography tells ‘the real story’
In 2020, while attending an annual commemoration of the Winter Dance Party tour’s final stop in Clear Lake, Iowa, Long went to the Ritchie Valens Family Luncheon to make contact with family ...
The making of ‘La Bamba’ was a family affair. An upcoming book with never-before-seen photos will show how
A forthcoming photograph book by Hat & Beard Press will reveal never-before-seen images of 'La Bamba' captured by Merrick ...
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On This Day in 1959: Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens Tragically Died, Inspiring Don McLean’s “American Pie”
On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper tragically gave Don McLean the inspiration for "American Pie." ...
Celebrate ‘The Day the Music Died’ With New Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens Bobbleheads
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is honoring the music icons with their own bobbleheads, but why doesn't Buddy ...
Deseret News archives: The ‘day the music died’ included plane crashes across America
On Feb. 3, 1959, plane accident took the lives of entertainers Holly, Valens, Richardson. Americans died in several other air ...
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More than 60 years after plane crash, Buddy Holly's music, legacy very much alive
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were three of the biggest names in Rock and Roll when they played at the Surf ...
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Big Bopper at the Big Dipper: Portland’s Joshua Josué plays tribute to J.P. Richardson, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly
Josué’s deep appreciation is also why he chooses to play Valens’ hits like “La Bamba” and “Donna” as well as a handful of lesser-known tracks, such as “Ritchie’s Blues” and ...