The tragic 1959 plane crash, immortalized in Don McLean's 1971 hit 'American Pie,' is a cultural cornerstone in modern American music Michael Ochs Archives/Getty (2); Blank Archives/Getty On Feb. 3, ...

This essay is adapted from Merrick Morton's "La Bamba: A Visual History," published by Hat & Beard Press. “Dance!! Dance!! Dance!! to the music of the Silhouettes Band!!” read the handbill. The ...

Ritchie Valens, the groundbreaking singer-guitarist from Pacoima who inspired subsequent generations of Chicano rockeros, would be celebrating his 76th birthday on Saturday, May 13, if not for that ...

SAN ANTONIO — Search the internet for video evidence of Ritchie Valens’s iconic-but-all-too-brief career as a Latino rock pioneer, and you’d find yourself searching for hours. In fact, there’s only ...

When Connie Valens Anderson, sister of of late rock ‘n’ roll icon Ritchie Valens, learned that a stretch of the 5 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley was being named after her brother, she couldn’t ...

He’s most famous for writing “La Bamba,” a rock and roll classic adapted from a Mexican folk song, that became a modest hit in 1958, and a hit again in 1987 when Los Lobos recorded it for La Bamba, a ...

The Los Angeles City Council proclaimed Friday as Ritchie Valens Day to mark the 75th anniversary of the birth of the late rock ‘n’ roll pioneer responsible for such hits as “La Bamba” and “Donna” in ...

The brief yet influential life of American Chicano rock and roll musician Ritchie Valens has been elegantly portrayed in the 1987 biopic La Bamba. Penned and directed by Luis Valdez, La Bamba ...

One of the most popular movies from the 1980s is reportedly in development for a remake. "La Bamba" was released in 1987 and is a biopic about the life Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ritchie Valens.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This essay is adapted from Merrick Morton's "La Bamba: A Visual History," published by Hat & Beard Press. “Dance!! Dance!! Dance!!