Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This essay is adapted from Merrick Morton's "La Bamba: A Visual History," published by Hat & Beard Press. “Dance!! Dance!! Dance!!

On Feb. 3, 1959, the face of modern music changed forever in one tragic moment with the simultaneous deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. Later referred to as The Day the Music ...

One of the most historic music venues in the country is expanding, and it’s going to feature an exhibit that’s not only dedicated to the three rock ’n’ roll icons that made it famous, but the genre ...

A true American story, COME ON, LET'S GO: The Ritchie Valens Musical is the story of a Chicano Boy who grew up other side of the tracks in California's San Fernando Valley and in his short life went ...

WATERFORD - Today he lives quietly, retired and just beyond a covered bridge in a tree-lined Waterford condominium complex. But in his youth, he jammed loudly with Ritchie Valens. Retired Milwaukee ...

Lou Diamond Phillips in "La Bamba" (1987) Credit: Photo by Merrick Morton/Courtesy of Hat & Beard Press Lou Diamond Phillips in “La Bamba” (1987) Photo by Merrick Morton/Courtesy of Hat & Beard Press ...

Ritchie Valens was a talented musicianHis life was cut way too shortLearn more about his tragic death Though Ritchie Valens’ life was tragically cut short, his memory and talented works continue to ...

Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddam,” Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba” and the original 1968 Broadway cast album of “Hair” are among the 25 recordings that were placed on the Library of Congress’ National ...

This essay is adapted from Merrick Morton's "La Bamba: A Visual History," published by Hat & Beard Press. “Dance!! Dance!! Dance!! to the music of the Silhouettes Band!!” read the handbill. The ...