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13 May 1941, Los Angeles, California, USA
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3 February 1959, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA (plane crash)
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Ritchie Valens
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  • Born at 12:56am-PDT
  • Died in a plane crash at the age of 17 along with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson).
  • His hit song "Donna" was named after his ex-girlfriend.
  • Released his first song "La Bamba" in 1957.
  • Was one of the performers featured on a set of stamps of rock and blues legends issued by the U.S. Postal Service in June 1993.
  • Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
  • Despite having his most popular hit with "La Bamba", an adaptation of a Mexican folk song, Valens did not speak Spanish.
  • Began his singing career with the Silouhettes.
  • Had a fear of flying after his best friend was killed when two airplanes collided, and the wreckage fell on him.
  • Is portrayed by Lou Diamond Phillips in La Bamba (1987)
  • Son of Connie Valenzuela.
  • Is mentioned in the song "Life Is a Rock But the Radio Rolled Me" by Reunion.
 
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