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Chicano rock 'n' roll star Ritchie Valens, was a Mexican-American singer and songwriter influential in the Chicano rock movement. He recorded numerous hits during his short career, most notably the 1958 hit "La Bamba."
Thee Midniters were an American rock group, among the first Chicano rock bands to have a major hit in the United States.They were one of the best known acts to come out of East Los Angeles in the 1960s, with a cover of "Land of a Thousand Dances" that charted in Canada in 1965, and an instrumental track "Whittier Boulevard" in 1965.
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), [3] better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died in a plane crash just eight months after his breakthrough.
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Members of the iconic Chicano rock band Los Lobos stand on the red carpet on Tuesday as one of this year’s inductees into the California Hall of Fame. Billie Lourd, daughter of actor Carrie ...
Ersi Arvizu, (born September, 1948) is an American singer and composer who was famous in the 1960s as part of The Sisters, the first girl-group singing and recording Chicano rock music. Until 1970 she was the lead singer of El Chicano. She is notable for her contribution to Chicano music.
Pages in category "Chicano rock musicians" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. At the Drive-In; B.
“Oh, like the song,” he replied, breaking into his own rendition of “Donna,” the 1958 track by Chicano rock legend Ritchie Valens. That’s what started it all, said Donna Cardenas.