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Ritchie Valens - La Bamba 1958
"La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, also known as "La Bomba". The song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by rock and roll pioneer and forefather of the Chicano rock movement Ritchie Valens, which became a Top 40 hit on the US charts. Valens's version is ranked number 345 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. "La Bamba" has been covered by numerous artists, notably by Los Lobos whose version was the title track of the 1987 film La Bamba, a bio-pic about Valens; their version reached number 1 on many charts in the same year. Their music video won the 1988 MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film.
"La Bamba" is a classic example of the son jarocho musical style, which originated in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and combines Spanish, indigenous, and African musical elements. "La Bamba" likely originated in the last years of the 17th century. The oldest known historical references come from the town of Alvarado, Mexico, where it apparently was performed with an atypically lively rhythm. The oldest recorded version known is that of Alvaro Hernández Ortiz, who recorded the song with the name of "El Jarocho". His recording was released by Victor Records in Mexico in 1938 or 1939, and was reissued on a 1997 compilation by Yazoo Records, The Secret Museum of Mankind Vol. 4.
Ritchie Valens learned the song in his youth. In 1958 he recorded a rock and roll flavored version of "La Bamba", originally released as the B-side of his number-two hit "Donna". His recording of the song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame and the Grammy Hall of Fame. On February 3, 1959, on what has become known as "The Day the Music Died", Valens died in a plane crash in Iowa, an accident that also claimed the lives of fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as their pilot. Valens was 17 years old at the time of his death. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame, the California Hall of Fame, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2018, his version of "La Bamba" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
"La Bamba" received a total of 92,2% yes votes!
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#OnThisDay in 1959, the Day the Music Died.
Musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.
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In this supplement to our episode on the Winter Dance Party tour, headlined by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP Richardson (the Big Bopper), our leading contributor, Gary Wells @vintage-leisure joins us to discuss in more detail some of the friendships and professional relationships forged during the tour. We examine the culpability of the promoters taking into account the context of the time, and learn that the Ritchie Valens biopic, La Bamba, might have been a very different movie if not for a notable intervention. We also look at how the tragedy shaped the future of JP Richardson’s family, and share some personal thoughts on the often forgotten fourth occupant of the plane; the young pilot, Roger Peterson.
Find the original episode, additional background, as well as detailed research notes and links to our sources, with some suggestions for further reference, at a dedicated page at our podcast website:
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Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens
† February 3, 1959
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(via National Hispanic Heritage Month in Pictures - TPM – Talking Points Memo)
Ritchie Valens (Richard Steven Valenzuela) poses for his famous album cover session in July 1958 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Costume Drawing Challenge Day 2 - Rocker Chic
#mlp ask blog#quarantined redheart#my little pony friendship is magic#mlp g4#mlp fim#pony ask blog#donkey#avellana#ritchie valens#halloween#october drawing challenge#drawing challenge
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i miss ritchie valens i can’t believe his life depended on a coin toss
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Happy Birthday, Ritchie Valens!
May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959
#ritchie valens#1950#1950s#the 50s#50s#rock n roll#rocknroll#rock and roll#rock n roll music#rock and roll music#oldies#oldies music#1950s music#50s music
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sorry for spam posting about the day the music died 65 years ago-
It's so strange to think about. They were so young in life and their careers, they could have done so much more and yet nothing would be the same if they did. Their absence changed things, and we're left wondering if things could have been better if they never got on that plane
#ritchie valens#buddy holly#jp richardson#and their pilot- roger peterson#YEA MUTUALS DONT MIND ME MUSIC HISTORY POSTING RN OKAY-#goofy jelly thoughts
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Ritchie Valens - Donna. 1958♡♡♡
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Ritchie Valens *May 13, 1941
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I'm hesitant to post this because it's just a fun dumb thing I made for my friends and it's not perfect and everything about music can get contentious anyway. But I'm also proud of it so I wanna share.
Here's the playlist with all the songs mentioned in this lesson, there's a youtube and a spotify version
#classic rock#blues music#rock history#led zeppelin#muddy waters#sister rosetta tharpe#chuck barry#ritchie valens#buddy holly#don mclean#elvis presley#Spotify
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