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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What Ritchie Valens’ Sister Thought of Don McLean’s “American Pie,” Folk-Rock Anthem Describing Fatal Plane Crash That Took Valens’ Life
Ritchie Valens' sister sends a message to songwriter Don McLean describing how she really felt about his folk-rock anthem "American Pie." ...
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Ritchie Valens’ family says new biography tells ‘the real story’
Ritchie Valens was rescued from obscurity by a 1987 movie, “La Bamba,” that finally put the Southern California teen’s story ahead of Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper, the two older singers ...
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All about Ritchie Valens: Family, life story, net worth, inheritance
Did you know that Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash just eight months after his musical breakthrough? He was a guitarist, singer, and songwriter best remembered for La Bamba, adapted from a ...
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Valens, Bopper remembered in boblehead form
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – “The Day the Music Died” is being remembered in a new way.
Big Bopper at the Big Dipper: Portland’s Joshua Josué plays tribute to J.P. Richardson, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly
Long after “the day the music died,” the timeless crooning of “Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens ...
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From the archives: The day the music died
On this day 66 years ago (February 3, 1959) a plane crashed in a cornfield outside Clear Lake, Iowa. The crash unfortunately resulted in the deaths of musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and ...