September 1958: Rock and roll originator Ritchie Valens had two hits on the charts ... with the KCBQ DJ driving his white car festooned with blue "Happy Hare-Mobile" signs up to the dirt and ...

Q: What was Ritchie Valens like as a person? One word: Humble. "He so respected people," Torretta said. "He wasn't loud or boisterous." Valens and Torretta talked a lot about cars, as teenage boys ...

Almost 40 years after its release, “La Bamba,” the beloved biopic of singer Ritchie Valens, is getting a remake. And Luis Valdez, the original director and writer, wants people to know ...

Seen here too is a portion of a tribute mural, “The Day the Music Died,” in Pacoima, Valens’ hometown. (Photo by David Allen, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Ritchie Valens was rescued ...

Ritchie Valens was rescued from obscurity by a 1987 movie, “La Bamba,” that finally put the Southern California teen’s story ahead of Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper, the two older singers ...