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La Bamba, Live - Ritchie Valens, 1958 - Pioneer of Chicano Rock & Latin Rock 🎸 [View all]
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – Feb. 3, 1959), better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.
A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died in a plane crash just 8 months after his breakthrough. Valens had several hits, most notably "La Bamba", which he had adapted from a Mexican folk song... 🪅
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritchie_Valens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicano_Movement
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