Who was Ritchie Valens? For those that do not know, Ritchie Valens was a Mexican-American singer, songwriter and guitarist. His career only lasted about eight months.
"Valens is considered the pioneer of the Spanish-Speaking rock and roll movement."Wikipedia
By Age 16, Valens was already in a band, the Silhouettes, this is how he got recognized by Bob Keane who was the head of the Del-Fi record label. With his help, Valens would have a career breakthrough. his first official single out was "Come on Let's Go" song, he then went on to record songs like "La Bamba" and "Donna" who was his high school girlfriend at that time. Now who doesn't love a man who dedicates a song to you? I know I would! Donna is one of my favorite songs. his lyrics are pretty simple and simply expresses his love for her. Donna song
February 2, 1959 is considered "The Day The Music Died," when Ritchie Valens was on tour went on a small plane that only traveled five miles after it took off before crashing into a cornfield. All passengers in the plane were killed. He was only 17 when he died. Valens is Important to my blog because he started Spanish Rock, and it evolved to what it is today. He made Spanish language rock popular throughout Latin America. The same year Daniel Flores who was often called the "Godfather of Latin Rock" performed his hit song "Tequila", introducing this music to the United States.
Tequila song
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