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Ritchie Valens
- Country / region
- United States
- Recording years
- 1959–1959
- Recordings in scope
- 3
- Albums in scope
- 2
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Ritchie Valens in 1950s · United States
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ARTIST STORY
Meet Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1959–1959. The artist is connected with Rock and Roll, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.
Listen for how Rock and Roll shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Hurry Up”, “In A Turkish Town”, “Stay Beside Me”. Then move to “The Best of Ritchie Valens” and “Ritchie Valens” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.
BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS
Basic information
- Type
- Solo artist
- Country / region
- United States
- Birth date
- May 13, 1941
- Death date
- February 3, 1959
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles
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DISCOGRAPHY
Albums in the current scope
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