Ritchie Valens – Ritchie Valens [Import] (Vinyl)

Includes 4 bonus tracks! During the course of his brief life, the legendary Ritchie Valens fused numerous musical genres together to form his own remarkable style. He left a lasting impact on rock & roll with his classic rocker “La Bamba” – a highenergy reworking of an old Mexican wedding song that Valens learned from his cousin. Ritchie put a rock & roll spin on this spirited folk tune, juicing it up with garage-rock riffing and a raw, enthusiastic solo. In essence, he invented Latino rock with this two-minute rock & roll classic. It’s driving simplicity foreshadowed garage-rock, frat-rock and punk-rock. Ironically, “La Bamba” was the B-side of “Donna”, a dedication to Valens’ girlfriend that rose to number 2 on Billboard’s singles chart. “La Bamba” also charted, but only climbed as high as number 22. This double-sided smash marks one of the greatest rock & roll singles of the Fifties.

Tracks

1That’s My Little Suzie
2In a Turkish Town
3Come on, Let S Go
4Donna
5Bony-Moronie
6Ooh My Head
7Cry, Cry, Cry
8Hurry Up
9La Bamba
10Bluebirds Over the Mountain
11Hi-Tone
12Framed
13We Belong Together
14Dooby-Dooby-Wah
15Little Girl
16Rock Little Darling (Demo)

LABEL: Wax Time
UPC: 8436542014649
GENRE:Oldies
RELEASE DATE:1/28/2014
THIS ITEM IS NON RETURNABLE