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Richard Steven (Valenzuela) Valens (1941 - 1959) - WikiTree Ritchie Valens. Who was Little Richard's wife? Keane retained ownership of the late musician's music rights and recordings in perpetuity. He is still named among the Rock' n' Roll pioneers and forefathers of the Chicano rock movement over six decades since his demise.

Richard Steven (Valenzuela) Valens ( - )

RichardSteven"Ritchie"Valens formerly Valenzuela

Born in Lynwood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Ancestors

Son of Joseph Stephen Valenzuela and Concepcion (Reyes) Valenzuela

Brother of Roberto Morales[half], [private sister (s - unknown)], [private sister (s - unknown)] and [private brother (s - unknown)] [half]

Died at age 17in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States

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Ritchie Valens was a rising rock'n'roll musician and forefather of Chicano Rock whose life and career were cut short in a tragic plane crash on "The Day The Music Died" in

Richard Steven Valenzuela was born to Joseph Valenzuela and Concepcion Reyes May 13, in Lynwood, California.[1][2][3] His family later moved to Pacoima in the San Fernando Valley, where Ritchie attended school[4]

Ritchie showed an interest in music from the age of five, playing the guitar, trumpet, and drums.

He started writing and performing with a band called the Silhouettes while still in high school. A local label was tipped off about his talent and signed him to the Del-Fi label in It was at that time that he shortened his first and last names from Richard Valenzuela to Ritchie Valens.[4]

Ritchie's first hit was "Come On, Let's Go", soon followed by "Donna" (which was written about his real girlfriend, Donna Ludwig) and "La Bamba", the sales of which topped a million records.

Ritchie dropped out of high school in order to go on tour.

Ritchie valens family About four decades after his demise, a biopic of La Bamba was created by director Luis Valdez. As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story. Influential people, including Bob Keane, the head of the record label Del-Fi Records, began noticing his talent. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.

Despite a fear of flying influenced by a crash that killed several classmates a year earlier, Ritchie flew around the country to make appearances on shows and in concert to help build his career. In between those appearances, he was recording songs to release and made a brief appearance in the movie, "Go, Johnny, Go!".[4]

Ritchie was part of the "Winter Dance Party" tour across the Midwest that featured Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper (J.P.

Richardson). One of the tour's stops, the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, would be the last stop for all three artists. After completing the gig that evening, they left the building in a light snow and boarded their small plane, heading for Fargo, North Dakota. Taking off at 1 a.m., Ritchie had earned his seat on the plane after a coin toss with Tommy Allsup, avoiding what had been difficult cold conditions on the tour bus.

Ritchie valens biography Ritchie Valens was a rising rock'n'roll musician and forefather of Chicano Rock whose life and career were cut short in a tragic plane crash on "The Day The Music Died" in Read also Who is Carson Daly's wife? Ritchie's death After the February 2, , performance in Clear Lake, Iowa which ended around midnight , Holly, Richardson, and Valens flew out of the Mason City airport in a small plane that Holly had chartered. Brother of Roberto Morales [half] , [private sister s - unknown ], [private sister s - unknown ] and [private brother s - unknown ] [half].

Waylon Jennings gave his seat on the plane up to Richardson, who was suffering from the flu.[4][5]

The Beechcraft Bonanza plane the three musicians were on, flown by Roger Peterson, didn't make it far before it crashed in the field of Albert Juhl, catching fire and killing the trio.

The rest of their bandmembers and crew had left via a chartered bus, as well as fellow artists Dion and the Belmonts, Frankie Sardo, Waylon Jennings, Tommy Allsup, and Carl Bunch. Holly had hoped to arrive ahead of their showmates in order to make preparations for the performance in Fargo.[5][4]

Ritchie Valens died February 3, , in the tragic plane crash upon impact, in Clear Lake, Iowa, along with The Big Bopper and Buddy Holly.

The cause of the accident is still not fully understood.[6][7][2] Ritchie is buried in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California.[2][3]

The event that killed Ritchie was memorialized in the song, "American Pie" by Don McLean, and gave the event the name "The Day The Music Died." Ritchie was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in He was the subject of the film, "La Bamba" and is regularly remembered by his family with concerts in his honor.[4]

The US Postal Service issued a cent stamp in his honor in , as part of "the Legends of American Music" (rock and roll, rhythm and blues) series.

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Sources

  1. ↑ "California Birth Index, ," database, FamilySearch (://V2WN-C4B : 27 November ), Richard Steve Valenzuela, 13 May ; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
  2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images ( : accessed 11 May ), memorial page for Richard Steven Valenzuela (13 May –3 Feb ), Find A Grave: Memorial #, citing San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
  3. ↑ The Valley Times; Publication Date: 5/ Feb/ ; Publication Place: North Hollywood, California, United States of America.

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  4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. "Ritchie Valens." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

    Ritchie valens family tree He was a musician who went by the name of Ritchie Valens. He died on 3 February in a plane crash alongside other top musicians, an incident that later became known as 'The Day the Music Died. As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story. Joe was working as a watchman at the sewer pumping station.

    Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 10 May. Web. 12 May. Ritchie Valens

  5. ↑ "2 Rock'n'Roll Idols Killed In Plane Crash", The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3 Feb Accessed via 11 May
  6. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, ", database, FamilySearch (://Q53YZF : 15 April ), Ritchie Valens in entry for Buddy Holly,
  7. ↑ Lehmer, Larry.

    The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens ():

  8. ↑Ritchie Valens, Smithsonian National Postal Museum.

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