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Profile: Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" one of the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century
Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR); 7/15/2000; JACKI LYDEN; 1279 words
; ... Spanish. (Soundbite of La Bamba by Ritchie Valens) VALENS: (Singing in Spanish) ARRIETA: The recording ... don't worry about it. (Soundbite of La Bamba ) VALENS: (Singing in Spanish) ARRIETA: To promote his new song, Valens made several TV appearances, American Bandstand ... playing rock 'n' roll ... .
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VALENS' MUSIC LIVES ON; PACOIMA NATIVE MADE THE VALLEY AND THE NATION SING.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 7/20/1999; 646 words
; ... Holly Andres Staff Writer Like a meteor, Ritchie Valens' life was bright and brief. But Valens, born Richard Steven Valenzuela, left an impact ... Pacoima bears his name, and a campaign to get Valens into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is stronger ...
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VALENS' SUPPORTERS SEEK NOMINATION TO HALL OF FAME;BANDS TO HONOR LATINO POP STAR.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 5/9/1997; 613 words
; Byline: Luz Villarreal Daily News Staff Writer Ritchie Valens, the rock 'n' roll legend behind the song ``La Bamba,'' already has a postage stamp in his honor, a major motion picture, a city park and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Now, Valens' family, friends and a record company want to see the ...
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FANS' LOVE OF VALENS BURNS ON.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 5/8/1998; 695 words
; Byline: Yvette Cabrera Daily News Staff Writer Like his 1950s rock idol Ritchie Valens, Jim Wegner has always had a fear of flying. But today, the Wisconsin man will board a plane for the first time in his life and follow the music to Pacoima. The anxiety is worth it for Wegner, 34, a die-hard Valens fan ...
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`La Bamba': Reviving The Legend;Los Lobos, Rhino Recall Ritchie Valens' Brilliance
The Washington Post; 7/22/1987; Joe Sasfy; 725 words
; ... rock 'n' roll legends, the recorded legacy of Ritchie Valens is slight. Valens had only been recording for about six months when ... killed Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. Nonetheless, Valens' legend would be secure if it rested wholly on his ...
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COUSIN TO PAY TRIBUTE TO VALENS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 2/4/1999; RICHARD COWEN, Staff Writer; 640 words
; ... County, NJ) 02-04-1999 COUSIN TO PAY TRIBUTE TO VALENS -- HE'LL SING AT SITE OF FINAL CONCERT By RICHARD ... Staff Writer Date: 02-04-1999, Thursday Section: NEWS Edition: 2 Star B, Also in 2 Star P, 1 Star Early Biographical: LEE VALENS Lee Valens remembers hearing his cousin, Ritchie ...
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ROCKIN' ROLE MODEL PACOIMA PARTY PAYS TRIBUTE TO VALENS.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 3/26/2001; 460 words
; ... music festival Sunday to honor Ritchie Valens, the late musical icon who grew up in ... celebration, with acquaintances and members of Valens' family present to pay homage to the man ... La Bamba'' famous around the world. Valens' tragic death in a plane crash on Feb ...
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DRIVE TO HONOR VALENS GETS BOOST FROM BERMAN.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 4/28/1999; 378 words
; Byline: Yvette Cabrera Daily News Staff Writer The campaign by his family and supporters to get Ritchie Valens inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame got a boost Tuesday from a local congressman and the head of the Recording Industry ... recommend the rock 'n' roll legend from Pacoima as a nominee next year to ...
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'LA BAMBA' A 14-YEAR STRUGGLE TO TELL THE RITCHIE VALENS STORY
The Boston Globe; 7/16/1987; Michael Blowen, Globe Staff; 1067 words
; ... of the late rock 'n' roll star Ritchie Valens, was a family affair with overtones from ... 14-year odyssey to bring the biography of Valens, the star who died with Buddy Holly and ... been interested in the life of Ritchie Valens," said Daniel Valdez, the inspiration ...
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PRIDE OF PACOIMA VALENS NEXT TO JOIN ROCK'S HALL OF FAME.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 12/13/2000; 1180 words
; ... crash at age 17, rock 'n' roll pioneer Ritchie Valens won the honor Tuesday his fans had long sought ... members, fans and musicians to get Pacoima-born Valens named to the prestigious Hall of Fame, located in Cleveland. Considered the first Latino rocker, Valens is best known for the classic rock songs ...
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