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• La Bamba

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  Starring Lou Diamond Phillips as Ritchie Valens, this 1987 biopic recounts the story of Valens' short but eventful life and career, and introduced East L.A. Chicano rock band Los Lobos to a national audience.

• La Bamba (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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  Los Lobos were chosen by Ritchie Valens' family to perform his songs in the film La Bamba, and this soundtrack includes several of their covers of Valens' songs, including "La Bamba," which became a #1 Billboard hit in 1987.

• Uncommon People

  the Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars

  Hepworth, David, 1950-

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  In his incisive exploration of the cult of the rock star, British music journalist Hepworth devotes a chapter to the crash that killed Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens and its place in rock music mythology.

• Memorial Collection

  Holly, Buddy, 1936-1959

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  1950s rock pioneer Buddy Holly was killed in the same plane crash as Valens. This 3-CD set, released on the 50th anniversary of his death, contains every master take, as well as some rarities, recorded during Holly's short but influential…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Just Another Band From East L.A. by Los Lobos

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  Explore more of Los Lobos' discography with this compilation that collects songs, live recordings, and other previously unreleased tracks from the first 15 years of their career (1978-1993).

• American Pie by Don McLean

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  Singer-songwriter McLean coined the phrase "The Day the Music Died" to describe the crash that killed Valens, Holly and the Big Bopper in his monster 1971 hit "American Pie."

• Rave on

  the Biography of Buddy Holly

  Norman, Philip, 1943-

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  Learn more about the life and career of rock innovator Buddy Holly in this well-researched biography that also provides an informative history of the early days of rock n' roll.

• The Universal Tone

  Bringing My Story to Light

  Santana, Carlos

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  Ritchie Valens was an important early influence on noted Chicano rock musician Carlos Santana, who writes about his life and career with candor and insight in this absorbing memoir.

• Greatest Hits

  Selena, 1971-1995

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  Like Valens, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was a Mexican American pop star who died tragically young, and who left behind an enduring musical legacy. Explore some of her most popular songs in this streaming collection.

• Selena

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  Also like Valens, Selena became the subject of a popular biopic after her death. This 1997 film starred Jennifer Lopez in the title role and Edward James Olmos as Selena's father Abraham Quintanilla Jr.

• Retablos

  Stories From a Life Lived Along the Border

  Solis, Octavio

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  Playwright Octavio Solis, who wrote the book for A RITCHIE VALENS MUSICAL, recalls his childhood growing up Latinx in the border town of El Paso, TX in this compelling and richly detailed memoir.

• The Complete Ritchie Valens

  Valens, Ritchie, 1941-1959

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  This CD collects all of the studio recordings Valens made before his untimely death at age 17, including "Donna," "Come On, Let's Go" and of course, "La Bamba."

• Seattle Rep's website for A RITCHIE VALENS MUSICAL: Plays in Process

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  n 1958, Richard Steven Valenzuela, a teenager from the San Fernando Valley, went from obscurity to celebrity overnight. Within weeks of being discovered fronting his band at a high school dance party, he became rockstar and teen idol…Read moreRead more of this annotation