Wednesday, February 3, 2010

൯ RITCHIE VALENS, La Bamba|Tribute|La Bamba the Movie|

Ritchie Valens (Richard Steven Valenzuela; May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement. He scored several hits, most notably "La Bamba", an original Mexican folk song that Valens transformed with a rock rhythm and beat that became a hit in 1958, making Valens a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement. However his 'Bambastic' success was short lived with only a period of eight months recording. On February 3, 1959, on what has become known as The Day the Music Died, Valens perished in an ill fated small-plane crash in Iowa at the age of 18. The air crash also claimed the lives of fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson.





La Bamba (1987) is an American biographical film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The picture features Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, among others. The drama is based on the real life events that affected the lives of rock star Ritchie Valens, his half-brother Bob Morales, his girlfriend Donna Ludwig and the rest of their families. [Wikipedia]

15 comments:

HappySurfer said...

Nice. Love this song. Thanks for sharing it.

Reanaclaire said...

hi cheah..long time no hear from u.. apa terjadi?? me at home now.. tuang from work...
anyway, hope u r doing fine...
La Bamba? hmmmmm... after listening, sounds familiar..

manglish said...

i think there was a movie acted by lou diamond about his life :)

Pete said...

Hey hey hey, this is my favourite song....going to Karaoke tonight to sing La Bamba....LOL!

CheaHSan said...

HappySurfer ~ Nice song but a bit sad for his short success. If had lived another decade he would have done more for the Mexican music.

reanaclaire ~ huh only sound familar? Thought you would even sing the whole song in Mexican haha.

Sorry Sir wakarimasen anyway thanks.

Manglish ~ yeah missed that movie.

Pete ~ Oh your fav! Haha our Bambastic karaoke king singing 'La Bamba' tonight haha.

wenn said...

he's so good at his guitar.

இ Baŋäŋaz இ said...

Para bailar La Bamba..Para bailar La Bamba..

fufu said...

la bamba... i want samba =p

CheaHSan said...

Bananazക ~ maybe changed the lyric to Para banana Ramba..haha

fufu ~ samba and bamba ryhmes haha.

Pete said...

Bro Cheah, going anywhere for CNY?

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