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Los Lobos brings their genre-defying sound and 50 years of experience to the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington on June 20, ...
Now the senior U.S. senator from California, Alex Padilla’s career in public service started amid intense fervor over ...
Iconic Location From Beloved '90s Film Closing Its Doors After 78 Years originally appeared on Parade. With three words—"No ...
From dreams taking flight to tragic descents, the skies have witnessed the untimely end of many stars whose legacies continue ...
Rock bands rarely publish their setlists in advance. Still, you can count on Los Lobos to deliver the hits—this is a band ...
Legendary writer and director Luis Valdez is the first guest announced for the 2025 Plaza Classic Film Festival. This will be the 18th year for the El Paso Community Foundation's film series, which ...
The brief yet influential life of American Chicano rock and roll musician Ritchie Valens has been beautifully portrayed in the 1987 biopic La Bamba. Penned and directed by Luis Valdez, La Bamba ...
September 1958: Rock and roll originator Ritchie Valens had two hits on the charts, "La Bamba" and "Donna," when a longtime local DJ, the late Harry "Happy Hare" Martin, persuaded him to perform ...
Such was true for McLean and Ritchie Valens’ young sister, Connie. “Thank you for writing the song,” Connie said, addressing McLean. “Because it just helped me to realize that although ...
If all of this wasn’t enough, The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has rolled out the news that Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper are now getting their own officially licensed ...
has become commonly referred to in pop culture as "The Day the Music Died" — but for "American Pie" creator Don McLean and Connie Valens, the younger sister of late hitmaker Ritchie Valens ...