Ritchie Valens
Richard Steven Valenzuela
American
Ritchie Valens was a notable American singer-songwriter from Pacoima, a neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles, California. - AsNotedIn
Ritchie Valens was a notable American singer-songwriter from Pacoima, a neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles, California. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1958/10/18 | Ritchie Valens releases his rendition of "La Bamba" as a single, the B side was "Donna" | Performer | La Bamba | ||||
| 1959/01/31 | Ritchie Valens is a big hit with the audience when he plays "La Bamba". | Performer | La Bamba | Duluth Armory | Duluth, MN | Winter Dance Party Tour | |
| 1959/02/02 | The Winter Dance Party Tour makes an extra stop in Clear Lake, Iowa, where The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens will give their last performances. | Performer | Surf Ballroom | Clear Lake | Winter Dance Party Tour | ||
| 1959/02/02 | Ritchie Valens wins a seat on Buddy Holly's chartered plane to Hector Airport, Fargo | Died | Surf Ballroom | Clear Lake | The Day the Music Died | ||
| 1959/02/03 | Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and their pilot Roger Peterson are killed in a plane crash less than 6 miles from Mason City Municipal Airport, 0.4 mi E of Gull Ave near 315th St. | American Pie | Clear Lake | Iowa | The Day the Music Died |
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| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
| La Bamba | Performer | Song | 1958/10/18 |
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