A concise, melodic approach to early rock and roll paired with a pioneering blend of Latin influence defines the work of Ritchie Valens, an artist whose brief career left a lasting imprint on popular ...

Ritchie Valens was only 17 when he recorded “Come On, Let’s Go” in 1958. The song became his first hit and helped launch a career that, while tragically brief, would have a lasting impact on rock and ...

Phillips played Mexican American rock and roll pioneer Ritchie Valens in the 1987 biopic ‘La Bamba’ Matt Wilson/Comedy Central via Getty; Michael Kovac/Getty Lou Diamond Phillips says he initially ...

Pioneering 1950s rock ‘n roller Ritchie Valens was skyrocketing towards superstardom when his young life was cut short by a plane crash in 1959. The teenager from the San Fernando Valley had big hits ...

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Phillips credits the breakout role with cementing his career and its lasting impact 35 years later Lou Diamond Phillips is reflecting on his early auditions to play Mexican American rock and roll ...