Biography is the first since 1987, writes columnist. He spoke to author Corey Long and to one of Valens’ sisters, who says ...

The song became a minor hit since it was new to people. Keane advised him to shorten his name to Valens to make it easier for people to remember him. A unique thing about Ritchie Valens' La Bamba ...

Ritchie Valens was rescued from obscurity by a 1987 movie, “La Bamba,” that finally put the ... touring and writing songs before his death in February 1959. “The fact that he did all that ...

(Photo by David Allen, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Ritchie Valens was ... three hits: “La Bamba,” “Donna” and “Come On, Let’s Go.” Turning a Mexican folk song into a joyful ...