Ritchie Valens
Native Latino American musician (1941-1959) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 17
Richard Steven Valenzuela, 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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2013Latin Grammy Hall of FameAward2001Rock and Roll Hall of FameAward1999Grammy Hall of FameAward1959Died3 February 19591941Born13 May 1941
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United States
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1941 to 1959 · aged 17
