(Connie Valens / Ritchie Valen's Sister) <15:16:28 WE NEVER FELT SO ALONE. MY MOM WAS BROKEN AND THAT BROKE US TO SEE HER LIKE THAT 15:16:35> That day - Connie lost more than a big brother.

Born on February 3rd, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, the day that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash, Mark's mother told him she thought he was“given the gift of Music by ...

Still, Valens’ impact as one of the ... two brothers,” said Luis Valdez. “Their mother, Connie, had also been involved in pushing Ritchie to get him the right exposure.

Still, Valens’ impact as one of the first Chicano ... a] relationship between two brothers,” said Luis Valdez. “Their mother, Connie, had also been involved in pushing Ritchie to get him the right ...

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Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. He turned down the $36 cost of the flight, as it was the exact amount of his mother’s rent at the time. “If I took that indulgence, my mother would’ve been ...

However, 1959 marked a grim milestone for the music world when “That’ll Be the Day” singer Charles “Buddy” Holly, 22; “La Bamba” singer Ritchie Valens, 17 ... Emmett’s mother held an open-casket ...

On the anniversary of 'The Day the Music Died,' news came out that Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper are getting their own bobbleheads.

Courtesy of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum If all of this wasn’t enough, The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has rolled out the news that Ritchie Valens and the Big ...