Artist

Ritchie Valens

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Artist

Ritchie Valens

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American Songwriter Oct 24

Born 96 Years Ago Today on the Texas Gulf Coast, the 50s Rock Legend Behind Novelty Hits and George Jones’ First No. 1

George Jones 1930s The Big Bopper Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens Johnny Preston Waylon Jennings

Afropop Worldwide Sep 24

Hispanic Heritage Month '26: La Bamba: The Afro-Mexican Story

Ritchie Valens Los Cojolites Las Cafeteras

American Songwriter Sep 23

3 Rock Songs From the 1950s That Are More Meaningful When You Listen to Them With Friends

Ritchie Valens Chuck Berry

American Songwriter Sep 5

3 Hall of Fame Rockers From the 1950s Whose First Bands Never Got Famous

Roy Orbison Buddy Holly Elvis Presley Ritchie Valens

Billboard Aug 21

Los Lobos Settles Sony Music Lawsuit Over ‘Desperado’ Movie Soundtrack Royalties

Los Lobos Antonio Banderas Ritchie Valens

2 articles Aug 11

Olivia Dean Ella Langley Bruce Springsteen Prince Dr. Dre Snow

Billboard

The Hollywood Reporter Music Aug 3

Glen Hansard Was a Hero Right Out of the Movies

Glen Hansard The Frames Belle and Sebastian Werner Herzog Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens

American Songwriter Jul 16

On This Day in 1969, Sonny James Was No. 1 With a Tragic Love Song Written by the Big Bopper and Previously Recorded by George Jones

Sonny James The Big Bopper George Jones Elvis Presley Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens

Louder Sound Jul 10

"After writing that, I wasn't interested in writing a novel or a play. I wanted to just write songs." The story of the song that saw Bob Dylan pivot from folk to rock

Bob Dylan Ritchie Valens Mike Bloomfield Al Kooper B.B. King Pete Seeger

American Songwriter Jun 20

It Took George Jones More Than 80 Takes To Record His First No. 1 Hit

George Jones The Big Bopper Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens

2 articles Jun 18

Oliver Tree Melanie Martinez Kid Cudi Bebe Rexha Aaliyah Jenni Rivera John Denver

Billboard, Complex Music

Taste of Country Jun 15

The Top 20 Waylon Jennings Songs

Waylon Jennings Johnny Cash Billy Joe Shaver Willie Nelson David Allan Coe Kris Kristofferson Buddy Holly

2 articles Jun 15

Waylon Jennings Kris Kristofferson Johnny Cash Willie Nelson Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens The Big Bopper

Magnet Magazine, The Boot

American Songwriter Jun 15

Born 89 Years Ago Today in Texas, One of Outlaw Country’s Founding Fathers

1930s Waylon Jennings Buddy Holly Hank Williams Ernest Tubb Ritchie Valens

Billboard May 19

All Latin Songs & Albums Inducted Into the National Recording Registry

Celia Cruz José Feliciano Vicente Fernández Freddy Fender Tito Puente Daddy Yankee

Saving Country Music May 11

30 Years Ago: Uncle Walt’s Band Founder Dies in ValuJet Plane Crash

Buddy Holly Champ Hood Cowboy Copas David Ball Hawkshaw Hawkins Montgomery Gentry