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Valens, Ritchie, 1941-1959

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Personal name headingValens, Ritchie, 1941-1959
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Variant(s)Valenzuela, Richard Stephen, 1941-1959
Valens, Richie, 1941-1959
Birth date1941-05-13
Death date1959-02-03
Place of birthPacoima (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Place of deathClear Lake (Iowa)
Field of activityPopular music Rock music Mexican Americans--Music
Profession or occupationSingers Composers Lyricists Guitarists
Found inHis Ritchie Valens [SR] c1986: label (Ritchie Valens) jacket (Ritchie Valens, born Richard Stephen Valenzuela, in Pacoima, Calif., 5/31/1941 [sic]; died 2/3/1959)
Nite, N.N. Rock on, c1974: p. 622 (Ritchie Valens; real name: Richard Valenzuela; b. 5/13/1941, d. 2/3/1959)
Bronaugh, R.B. Celebrity birthday book, c1981: p. 200 (Valens, Ritchie (Richard Valenzuela), singer, b. 5/13/1941)
La bamba, 1998: container (Richie Valens)
Wikipedia, Feb. 12, 2020 (Ritchie Valens; American singer, songwriter, and guitarist; rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement; d. February 3, 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa; posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001)