Today in Music History for Nov. 28: In 1902, the Quebec Symphony Orchestra gave its first concert at Tara Hall with violinist J. Alexandre Gilbert as soloist. The Quebec Symphony is Canada's oldest ...

Chicano playwright, screenwriter and director Luis Valdez was honored in El Paso at the Plaza Classic Film Festival. He shared stories about the making of "La Bamba." He discussed the film’s creation, ...

Lou Diamond Phillips in "La Bamba" (1987) Credit: Photo by Merrick Morton/Courtesy of Hat & Beard Press Lou Diamond Phillips in “La Bamba” (1987) Photo by Merrick Morton/Courtesy of Hat & Beard Press ...

This essay is adapted from Merrick Morton's "La Bamba: A Visual History," published by Hat & Beard Press. “Dance!! Dance!! Dance!! to the music of the Silhouettes Band!!” read the handbill. The ...

Legendary writer and director Luis Valdez is the first guest announced for the 2025 Plaza Classic Film Festival. This will be the 18th year for the El Paso Community Foundation's film series, which ...

There are four words the Golden Knights don’t want to hear during their upcoming NHL playoff series with the Edmonton Oilers. “Play ‘La Bamba,’ baby!” The Mexican folk song “La Bamba,” first made ...

Get ready for more surprises, more music, and more over-the-top costumes because "The Masked Singer" is back for its 13th and craziest season yet! The hit celebrity singing competition returns to FOX ...

Don McLean’s 1971 hit “American Pie” is one of the most iconic folk-rock songs of all time, capturing the dissolution of innocence in the 1960s that came on the heels of a tragic plane crash that took ...

Professional boxer Paul Bamba unexpectedly died just days after being crowned WBA Gold Cruiserweight champion, his manager and family announced on social media. He was 35. R&B singer and songwriter Ne ...

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 who died in ...