Ritchie Valens was a famous singer, songwriter and guitarist.
-He was born in Pacoima California in 1941.
-He grew up with her mom in Pacoima and your brothers only.
-He moved to Los Angeles when he was 16
-He studied at the Pacoima Junior High School.
-He started when he was sixteen years old; he was invited to join a local band named The Silhouettes as a guitarist. Later, the main vocalist left the group and Ritchie assumed this position as well.
- A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens' recording career lasted only eight months. During this time, however, he scored several hits, most notably "La Bamba" and "Donna" (written about a real girlfriend),
-He was considered the first Latino to ever successfully cross over into Rock mainstream.
-He died On February 3, 1959, on what has become known as The Day the Music Died, Valens was killed in a small-plane crash in Iowa, a tragedy that also claimed the lives of fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. Valens was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
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