Topic: Ritchie Valens
AP News | 2009-12-02 12:19:36
He was raw, only played a few songs and had just a couple interesting guitar riffs, but Bob Keane would say later there was just something special about the teenager he would rename Ritchie Valens and turn into one of the biggest stars in rock ...
ZUMA Press Inc | 2009-02-03 06:02:42
J.P. Richardson Jr. sings during The '50 Winter's Later' tribute concert in Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, 02 February 2009. Fans from around the world have descended on the region for the week long tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie ...
ZUMA Press Inc | 2009-01-29 03:04:28
Maria Elena Holly (L), Buddy Holly's widow, and, Connie Lemos sister of Ritchie Valens after the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame dedication ceremony at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, USA on 28 January 2009. The Rock ...
AP News | 2009-01-28 11:35:30
50 years after Holly, Richardson and Valens were killed, Iowa recalls the day the music died
It's been 50 years since a single-engine plane crashed into a snow-covered Iowa field, instantly killing three men whose names would become enshrined in the history of rock 'n' roll. The passing decades haven't diminished fascination with that night on Feb. 2 ...
