Website By: Joel Perez
Bibliography Primary Sources
Hidalgo, David. "Donna." Rec. 1987. Donna. By Los Lobos. La Bamba Soundtrack.
This is a song by Los Lobos. Im using it on my final project so that the viewers can listen to a band that was ispired by Ritchie and covered his songs.
Hidalgo, David. "We Belong Together." We Belong Together. By Los Lobos. La Bamba Soundtrack, 1987.
This is a song by Los Lobos. Im using it on my final project so that the viewers can listen to a band that was ispired by Ritchie and covered his songs.
Plane crash kills 3. The day The Music Died
This is a photos of the crash. Im using it on my final project on my Day the Music died Page.
Ritchie Valens. BIOGRAFIAS DE ARTISTAS OLDIES, www.geocities.com.
This is a photo of Ritchie Valens. Im using it on my final project so that the viewers can see how Ritchie Valens looked like.
Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and the Big Bopper. Estrip.org.
This is a photo of Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and “The Big Bopper“ that’s was tooken during the Winter Dance party. These were the three stars that were killed during the crash not including the pilot. I’m using it on my final project on the Day the Music Died page.
Ritchie Valens. Rolling Stone, www.rollingstone.com.
This is a photo of Ritchie Valens. Im using it on my final project so that the viewers can see how Ritchie Valens looked like.
The Valenzuela Family. "Ritchie Valens." Ritchie Valens. 18 Oct. 2008 < The Grave of Singer Ritchie Valens at San Fernando Mission Cemetary. Seeingstars collection, Seeingstars.com.
This is a photo of Ritchie Valen’s Grave. Im using it on my final project so the viewers can see the grave of Ritchie Valens
Valens, Ritchie S. "Come On, Lets Go." Rec. 1958. Come On,Lets Go. Del-Fi, 1958.
This is a song by Ritchie Valens. Im using it on my final project so that the viewers can listen to the great songs Ritchie showed to the world in 8 months.
Valens, Ritchie S. "Donna." Rec. 1958. Donna. By Ritchie Valens. Del-Fi, 1958.
This is a song by Ritchie Valens. Im using it on my final project so that the viewers can listen to the great songs Ritchie showed to the world in 8 months.
Valens, Ritchie S. "La Bamba." La Bamba. By Ritchie Valens. Del-Fi, 1958.
This is a song by Ritchie Valens. Im using it on my final project so that the viewers can listen to the great songs Ritchie showed to the world in 8 months.
Valens, Ritchie. "We Belong Together." We Belong Together. By Ritchie Valens. Del-Fi, 1958.
http://www.ritchievalens.com/index.html>.This is a song by Ritchie Valens. Im using it on my final project so that the viewers can listen to the great songs Ritchie showed to the world in 8 months.
Secondary Sources
Arnold, Shaw. The Rockin' 50s,. Da Copa P, 1974.
This is how life was in the 50’s, I used it to see how times were like for Hispanics before and after Ritchie Valens death.
Brennon, Luann. Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 23. Detroit, MI: Gale Reasearch Inc., 1999.
This is a book about musicians. I used it to find a biography of Ritchie Valens
Goldrosen, and John and John Beecher. Remembering Buddy. New York, NY: Penguin books, 1987.
This is the book of Buddy Holly. I used it to find some information of Ritchie Valens
Jennings, Waylon. Waylon:an Autobiography. Warner Books, 1996.
This is a book about musicians. I used it to find a biography of Ritchie Valens
La Bamba. Dir. Luis Valdez. Perf. Lou Diomand Phillips and Esai Morales. DVD. 1987.
This is a movie about Ritchie Valens. I used it to find Information on him
Lehmer, Larry. The Day the music died: The last tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens. New York, NY, 1997.
This is a book about the day Ritchie Valens died. Used it to find out about his death
Mendhelm, Beverly. Ritchie Valens: The First Latino Rocker. Bilingual P, 1987.
This is a great book on Ritchie Valens with loads of information on this musician. This is my number none favorite source for it gave me the most information.
"Ritchie Valens." History of Rock. 25 Nov. 2008 http://www.history-of-rock.com/ritchie_valens.htm.
This is a site on Ritchie Valens. I used it to find Information on him and his music
"Ritchie Valens." Rock Hall. Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame. 25 Nov. 2008 http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/ritchie-valens.
This is the rock n roll hall of fame site and I used it to find information about his hall of fame status like when he was inducted and his influence on Rock N’ Roll.
Slonimsky, Nicolas. Bakers Bio. Dictionary of Musicians. Vol. 6. New York, NY: Schirmer Books, 2001.
This is a book about musicians. I used it to find a biography of Ritchie Valens
Tardiff, Joseph C. Dictionary of Hispanic Biographies. Detroit, MI: Gale Reasearch Inc., 1996.
This is a book about Hispanic musicians. I used it to find a biography of Ritchie Valens.
