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Pressed and released within days of the recording session, the record was a success. Valens' next record, a double A-side, had the song "Donna" (written about a real girlfriend Donna Ludwig [14]) coupled with "La Bamba". It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the Recording Industry Association of America. [15]
"Donna" is a song written by Ritchie Valens, [1] featuring a I IV V chord progression. The song was released in 1958 on Del-Fi Records . [ 2 ] Written as a tribute to his high school sweetheart Donna Ludwig, it was Valens' highest-charting single, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the following year.
von Zerneck began her acting career in commercials and television films. [3] From 1983 to 1984, she played Louisa "Lou" Swenson on General Hospital. [3] She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Donna Ludwig, Ritchie Valens' girlfriend in the film La Bamba (1987).
In the 1960's, Donna Meade began playing with the Commodores, a band headlined by her brother; by 1971, she was performing on Richmond's Old Dominion Barn Dance, a popular country music program ...
At age 81, actress Donna Mills wants Hollywood to know she's not going anywhere. The iconic star, who played the glamorous, scene-stealing Abby in Knots Landing, hopes her part in Jordan Peele's ...
Ziering and Ludwig share daughters Mia Loren, 8, and Penna Mae, 6. They first started dating around Labor Day 2009 and got married in May 2010 in a star-studded Newport Beach wedding .
The film also covers the effect that Valens' career had on the lives of his half-brother Bob Morales, his girlfriend Donna Ludwig, and the rest of his family. The film is titled after a traditional Mexican folk song of the same name , which Valens transformed into a rock and roll rendition in 1958.
Donna Rice Hughes (born January 7, 1958) is an American activist, author, speaker and film producer who is president and chairperson of Enough Is Enough. In her work ...