Mama supported and encouraged Ritchie to pursue his love of music, but she was not the typical stage mother; instead, she entrusted Ritchie’s career to a professional manager, a decision …

Dec 4, 2024 · Ritchie Valens' mother inherited some of his estate. Keane retained ownership of the late musician's music rights and recordings in perpetuity. In 1987, all music publishing …

When Richard Steven Valenzuela was born on 13 May 1941, in Los Angeles, California, United States, his father, Joseph Steven Ricardo Valenzuela, was 46 and his mother, Concepcion …

Mother of 1950s legendary Rock 'n' Roll singer, Ritchie Valens. He recorded such hits as, Come On Lets Go, La Bamba and Oh Donna. He died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, at age 17.

Jul 25, 2021 · CONNIE VALENZUELA, 72, the mother of 1950s rock singer Ritchie Valens whose overnight climb to fame was chronicled this year in the hit movie La Bamba, died Sunday of an …

Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), [3] better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer …

Sep 26, 2021 · WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Concepcion Valenzuela, mother of the late rock ‘n’ roll star Ritchie Valens, died at a hospital on Sunday after a long illness. She was 72. Her son, …

Jun 18, 2024 · Valens' mother Connie, who died in 1987, is buried alongside him. Valens has been the subject of several biopic films, including the 1987 film La Bamba. Primarily set in …

Oct 18, 1987 · He was a musician who went by the name of Ritchie Valens. He died in a plane crash in February 1959 at the age of 17. In April 1940, Concepcion, her husband Joe, and her …

Oct 21, 1987 · Concepcion Valenzuela, 72, mother of the late rock ‘n’ roll star Richie Valens. Valens, who died in 1959 at age 17 in the same plane crash that killed singers Buddy Holly …