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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Bobbleheads to commemorate 'The Day the Music Died'
To commemorate Feb. 3, 1959 -- aka "The Day the Music Died" -- the Milwaukee-based National Bobblehead Hall of Fame announced ...
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Chubby Checker brings down the house at the Winter Dance Party
The 83-year-old, who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, had the crowd singing along to his hits.
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New bobbleheads honor Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper on crash anniversary
Tuesday marked the 66th anniversary of the tragic plane crash that took the lives of early rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson). And to commemorate what ...
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This Is Iowa: More than 60 years after plane crash, Buddy Holly's music, legacy very much alive
(Connie Valens / Ritchie Valen's Sister) <15:16:08 DO YOU REMEMBER THAT DAY? OH IT WAS DEVASTATING 15:16:13> Ritchie's sister - Connie - remembers the moment her family got the news. (Connie ...
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The making of ‘La Bamba’ was a family affair. An upcoming book with never-before-seen photos will show how
“Their mother, Connie, had also been involved in pushing Ritchie to get him the right ... what it felt like to make the film alongside Valens’ family. “I think that was the part that ...
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14 National Days in February We Can’t Wait to Celebrate
February might be a short month, but it's not short on holidays. Turn every day into a celebration with February's national ...
My Family Has Been Tormented By U.S. Immigration Crackdowns for Generations
As Mexican Americans, we've been harassed by La Migra — immigration enforcement — since the United States took our land ...