Valens, who was attending his grandfather's funeral during the incident, was emotionally overwhelmed, and reportedly developed a fear of airplanes Valens' biographer, Beverly Mendheim, quoted a conversation related by Valens' uncle, Eliodoro Reyes.
In talking with Valens sometime after the crash, Reyes admonished his young nephew never to board an airplane, and Valens replied deliberately, "I'll never get on one of those. As Valens's days at Pacoima Junior High School drew to a close, his career picked up speed and surged forward.
Valens was in the habit of performing frequently for dance parties, car clubs, and at the American Legion Hall. Some of the parties were benefit programs sponsored by Valens' mother to help make ends meet. Valens by then had a new brother, Mario, still an infant.
Other dances were sponsored and promoted by the Silhouettes, a band formed by William Jones and Gilbert Roach. Originally a quintet, the Silhouettes featured a piano, drums, vibes, saxophone, and Valens on guitar.
In time, the band grew to include trumpets, additional saxophones, and a clarinet. The Silhouettes' repertoire consisted almost exclusively of rock and roll sounds but the group also performed music with a Latin flavor for weddings around town. Early in a promoter named Doug Macchia taped a session of Valens along with the Silhouettes performing at a dance party.
Keane, who saw Macchia's tape, was interested in the yet unknown Valens. He arranged for Valens to audition in May, about the time of Valens' 17th birthday. The entire chronology of Valens's rapid rise to stardom spans five hectic months following the release of his first hit single, after which Valens's career ended abruptly on February 3, in Clear Lake, Iowa.
During that same month Valens made an city tour of the East Coast. Valens, his east coast tour completed, returned to Southern California where he spent the rest of October, into November, performing in various locations including Disneyland, El Monte, and Long Beach.
Rock 'n' Roll" Freed and Chuck Berry. Valens appeared briefly in the film and sang "Ooh, My Head. Valens performed continually during the end of ; the exact dates and locations of the performances are uncertain.
It is believed that he appeared in Baltimore, Maryland, Washington, D. During that time Valens purchased a new house for himself and his family in Pacoima.
Conditions for the performers on the tour buses were abysmal and bitterly cold. Midwest weather took its toll on the party. Carl Bunch had to be hospitalized with severely frostbitten feet, and several others, including Valens and the Big Bopper, caught the flu. The show was split into two acts, with Valens closing the first act. After Bunch was hospitalized, Carlo Mastrangelo of the Belmonts took over the drumming duties.
A surviving color photograph shows Ritchie at the drum kit. Valens was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Ritchie Valens. Richardson a. The Big Bopper , on February 3th, The date of their death is still considered one of the greatest losses in popular music history, memorialized as the Day the Music Died.
It was always in the mix of the oldies stations. Los Lobos began performing in , starting out with Mexican folkloric music like boleros , rancheras , and son jarocho , and hopping into all kinds of rock, while always honoring the music of their native L. To this day, Los Lobos continue to appreciate the art of great Angeleno musicians, as exemplified in their next album, Native Sons , their L.
That became the beginning of our friendship, and it grew deeper. Directed by Luis Valdez, widely regarded as the father of Chicano film and theater, La Bamba met with huge success. All of these notes were very important to hit [in the film], as opposed to just doing an overview of eight months of the stratospheric rise of a rock star.
This is what set Ritchie apart from any of the other rock stars of the era, and why he was so incredibly unique and needed to be celebrated. He was just a kid with a dream, and even though it was a short time, the tragedy is that he had so much more to give. But what he did give in the time he had was amazing.
He gives you that — that any kid with a dream can do it, if they apply themselves. In , plans were announced for a Broadway show dedicated to Valens, starring music by Los Lobos. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.
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