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"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.
Valens was born as Richard Steven Valenzuela on May 13, 1941, in Pacoima, [3] a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles.The son of Joseph Steven Valenzuela (1896–1952) and Concepción "Concha" Reyes (1915–1987), he had two half-brothers, Robert "Bob" Morales (1937–2018) and Mario Ramirez, and two younger sisters, Connie and Irma.
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, 68, died on Dec. 29 due to injuries she suffered in a devastating head-on car crash — a Christmas night tragedy at the hands of a driver accused of driving drunk. The wreck also claimed ...
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