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depicting Valens's image, records labeled with some of his greatest hits, and the newspaper article about the plane crash that took his life. Another mural went up in 2012 at the intersection of Van Nuys
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fan of the 1950s era, erected a stainless-steel monument depicting a guitar and a set of three records bearing the names of each of the three performers killed in the accident. It is located on private farmland, about 1.25-mile (2.01 km) west of the intersection of 315th Street and Gull Avenue,
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U-47 condenser microphones. After this first audition, Keane signed
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the concert that night and flipped the coin in the ballroom's side-stage room shortly before the musicians departed for the airport. Valens is apocryphally said to have remarked, "That's the first time I've ever won anything in my life." Holly's bassist,
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tune. Pressed and released within days of the recording session, the record was a success. Valens' next record, a double A-side, had the song "
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airport in a small plane that Holly had chartered. Valens was on the plane since he won a
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The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens
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Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons
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2021:"LA declares Ritchie Valens Day on 75th anniversary of his birth"
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Falling Stars: Air Crashes That Filled Rock and Roll Heaven
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labels. Del-Fi 4117 was also issued with picture sleeve.
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1948:"Ritchie Valens - the Pioneer of Rock and Roll"
1857:List of acts who appeared on American Bandstand
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1967:"Latino rockers no longer lost in translation"
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3151:Ritchie Valens...His Greatest Hits Volume 2
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1993:(in Spanish). Mipunto.com. Archived from
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596:Winter Dance Party tour and death (1959)
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2850:"Ritchie Valens Chart History: Hot 100"
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2280:"Ritchie Valens - The Official Website"
2188:McIntosh, Barbara (September 4, 1987).
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2720:"Ritchie Valens Finally Gets His Star"
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1412:Titles (b/w indicates B-side track)
281:", Valens died in a plane crash in
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2919:American Bandstand. Ritchie Valens
2095:Kahler, Karl (December 29, 1988).
2073:Allen, David (February 19, 2021).
2019:City News Service (May 13, 2016).
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604:Grave of Valens and his mother at
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2375:"Connection to Buddy Holly Death"
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291:J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson
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4474:People from Pacoima, Los Angeles
4419:American male singer-songwriters
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3023:RAB Hall of Fame: Ritchie Valens
2598:The Life of - La Vida de Ritchie
1991:"Temas | Rock en Venezuela"
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251:pioneer and a forefather of the
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4489:San Fernando High School alumni
4084:San Antonio I.S.D. v. Rodriguez
3048:Tribute: The Day the Music Died
3001:Official Ritchie Valens webpage
2881:Australian Chart Book 1970–1992
2190:"The Reveries of Valens' Donna"
1965:Letivan, Corey (July 5, 2005).
944:films, including the 1987 film
808:learned the lyrics phonetically
68:San Fernando Valley, California
3126:In Concert at Pacoima Jr. High
2823:Andres, Holly (May 13, 2022).
2641:. ArticlesTree. Archived from
2377:. WeGoNews.com. Archived from
2133:. Del-Fi International Books.
1729:Filmography and TV appearances
1210:In Concert at Pacoima Jr. High
701:, who was ill with the flu.
680:with Holly's backup guitarist
657:, was hospitalized for severe
456:. The first songs recorded at
439:601-2 portable) and a pair of
357:1957 Pacoima mid-air collision
268:Spanish-speaking rock and roll
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3749:Occupation of Catalina Island
3724:Farm workers' rights campaign
3144:Ritchie Valens Memorial Album
2305:"Hall of Fame Ritchie Valens"
1252:Ritchie Valens Memorial Album
988:attached to write the script.
935:Representation in other media
729:San Fernando Mission Cemetery
606:San Fernando Mission Cemetery
113:San Fernando Mission Cemetery
2025:Los Angeles Daily News (LDN)
1362:Label: Del-Fi/Rhino R2 71414
1185:
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719:The tragedy inspired singer
303:Native American Music Awards
3211:Bluebirds over the Mountain
821:Valens was nominated for a
816:National Recording Registry
4530:
3305:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3165:The Best of Ritchie Valens
3011:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2741:. PR Newswire Association.
1902:"Del-Fi Album Discography"
1329:The Best of Ritchie Valens
1282:His Greatest Hits Volume 2
733:Mission Hills, Los Angeles
618:
375:the group of the same name
295:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
19:For the Welsh singer, see
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4484:Rock en Español musicians
4444:American rock songwriters
4404:Accidental deaths in Iowa
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3934:Mexican-American folklore
3714:Plan Espiritual de Aztlán
3158:History of Ritchie Valens
2501:"Coroner's investigation"
2216:Murrells, Joseph (1978).
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384:Valenzuela also attended
255:movement, Valens died in
241:Richard Steven Valenzuela
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4429:American rock guitarists
4414:American male guitarists
3929:Mexican-American cuisine
3366:Jake Carey, Zeke Carey,
2639:"The Day the Music Died"
2437:Aircraft Accident Report
2220:The Book of Golden Discs
1562:"That's My Little Suzie"
1350:The Ritchie Valens Story
1078:Los Angeles City Council
814:for preservation in the
743:Valens was a pioneer of
386:San Fernando High School
377:famous for its hit song
325:, a neighborhood in the
309:, and has a star on the
4479:Rock and roll musicians
4434:American rock musicians
4119:Flores-Figueroa v. U.S.
4015:Coyolxauhqui imperative
2785:Dalia Espinosa (2018).
2444:Civil Aeronautics Board
2425:(April 1, 2004), ch. 8.
1565:b/w "In a Turkish Town"
1385:Label: Del-Fi DFBX 2359
1342:Label: Rhino RNLP 70178
1295:Label: Del-Fi DFLP-1247
1273:Label: Del-Fi DFLP-1225
1264:Released: December 1962
1235:Main compilation albums
1226:Label: Del-Fi DFLP-1214
1217:Released: December 1960
1181:Label: Del-Fi DFLP-1206
1156:Label: Del-Fi DFLP-1201
1040:"Boogie with Stu" from
723:to write his 1971 hit "
567:West Covina High School
307:California Hall of Fame
299:Rockabilly Hall of Fame
4459:Del-Fi Records artists
4454:Chicano rock musicians
4409:American child singers
4098:U.S. v. Brignoni-Ponce
3864:Anti-Mexican sentiment
3826:Killing of Adam Toledo
3809:Great American Boycott
3679:Centro de Arte Público
2966:Everitt, Rich (2004).
2791:Los Angeles Daily News
2718:Starr Spencer (1990).
2572:Wilson, Scott (2016).
1979:on September 28, 2007.
1317:Label: Rhino RNBC 2798
1175:Released: October 1959
1147:Released: January 1959
1059:Hollywood Walk of Fame
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621:The Day the Music Died
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4070:Botiller v. Dominguez
4050:Youth control complex
3919:Estrada Courts murals
3780:2019 El Paso shooting
3758:Post-Chicano Movement
3719:Plan de Santa Bárbara
3674:Católicos por La Raza
3455:(Ahmet Ertegun Award)
3376:Terry "Buzzy" Johnson
3037:, history-of-rock.com
2684:. Music Sales Group.
2678:Larry Lehmer (2004).
2657:"Ritchie Valens Park"
2309:Bob's Big Boy Burbank
2284:www.ritchievalens.com
2259:www.ritchievalens.com
1424:Peak chart positions
1064:On February 2, 2009,
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918:Keith O'Conner Murphy
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3821:Justice for Janitors
3739:Los Siete de la Raza
3734:Colegio César Chávez
3626:Mexican Repatriation
3594:Pre-Chicano Movement
3028:May 9, 2017, at the
2757:Muralconservancy.org
2737:PR Newswire (2008).
2645:on February 7, 2012.
2473:"Death certificates"
2453:on February 26, 2009
2131:The Oracle of Del-Fi
1997:on February 13, 2012
1954:on February 6, 2012.
1936:. December 27, 2023.
1642:"The Paddiwack Song"
1533:b/w "Big Baby Blues"
1382:Format: CD Boxed Set
1085:Interstate 5 Freeway
1016:Green Bay, Wisconsin
952:Lou Diamond Phillips
643:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3949:New Mexican cuisine
3775:1992 Drywall Strike
3744:Los Seis de Boulder
3729:Land grant struggle
3646:Sleepy Lagoon trial
2763:on December 9, 2018
2534:The Washington Post
2255:"Where Was Ritchie"
2195:The Washington Post
2129:(October 6, 2006).
1757:The Dick Clark Show
1701:"Come On, Let's Go"
1645:b/w "Cry, Cry, Cry"
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812:Library of Congress
800:Gustavo Santaolalla
710:Fargo, North Dakota
558:The Dick Clark Show
537:The Everly Brothers
462:"Come On, Let's Go"
327:San Fernando Valley
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4157:By city and region
4077:Hernandez v. Texas
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3884:Chicano literature
3699:Chicano Moratorium
3606:Bisbee Deportation
3218:We Belong Together
3136:Compilation albums
2804:Patrick McGreevy.
2381:on August 27, 2010
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1934:www.britannica.com
1780:Los Angeles portal
1747:American Bandstand
1721:Come On, Let's Go!
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651:Duluth, Minnesota
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3964:Regional Mexican
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