Ritchie Valens album review Ritchie Valens was a Mexican American singer that died in a plane crash at the age of 17. Ritchie influenced futures groups like Los Lonely Boys, Carlos Santana and Los Lobos. Ritchie was the pioneer of Chicano Rock, in a young age he found the love in music. As a kid he started playing different types of instrument Ritchie’s dad was who encourage him to keep going. Ritchie’s inspiration to music was Flamenco guitar, Mexican Mariachi, R&B and Little Richard as he was
news on the doorstep. I couldnt take one more step, I can't remember if I cried when i read about his widowed bride. But something touched me deep inside, the day the music died." This line is the day back in February 3, 1959 when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash. As a child, McLean was a paper boy and the news papers that were being passed that day was spreading "bad" news to everyones' doorstep and Buddy Holly's wife was pregnent when he died and later she had
In the 1970’s when Chicanos began to revolt and fight for what they believed in, there was a lot of violence happening. The riot in which there was “one resulting death, fifty injuries, and righty arrests demonstrates all the chaos and rioting that the Chicano community was experiencing. For many years Chicanos were considered the silent or forgotten majority. “This situation was to change dramatically in the mid- and late-1960s as an independent movement developed in response to the specific oppression
were Jimi Hendrix and Ritchie Valens. Many people wouldn’t consider these two artists to be similar nor have achieved the same success, however they’re paths were quite similar. Both these artists began their careers very early in their lives and were able to influence others artists along the way. Many of their songs also made the top charts. Although both their careers were short lived, both these artists left a mark in the world of music. Jimi Hendrix and Ritchie Valens were both in the early
American Pie” is an impressionistic ballad by Don Mclean which features unique and intriguing lyrics. It has imaginative changes in tempo, vocal delivery and instrumentation, and imparts a wide range of emotions ranging from pure joy, to melancholy and despair. The song takes the listener on an autobiographical journey through the turbulent 1960’s with references to the events that shaped the era. Don Mclean was enshrined in the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame in 2004 for his work on “American Pie” (Don
language upon the modern technologies. To speak about c programming language, Dennis M. Ritchie must be mentioned. Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie was an American computer scientist who helped shaping the digital era. He created the C programming language and Unix operating system with his colleague Ken Thompson. (Geoff, 2011) In the late 1960s, after earning a degree in physics and applied mathematics from Harvard, Ritchie started his career at Bell Labs (AT&T), which was one of the centers of technology
Wozniak, alongside with Ben Ive. But does anyone hear of the people behind the scenes, or give any credit to them? Top programmers around the world such as Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson, Bjarne Stroustrup, and Tim Berners-Lee develop important things that are needed for advancement in technology and they don’t get any recognition. For Dennis Ritchie, he helped build one of the most popular operating systems in the world, but made all by himself a compiler for his new programming language that is the basis
Selena & La Bamba The film Selena, directed by Gregory Nava is a fantastic portrayal of Selena, American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, actress, and fashion designer. Selena is known as the queen of Tejano music and to this day she is one of the top selling Latin artists. She started out at the age of ten in her family band Selena y Los Dinos which gave her the confidence to be able to rise to stardom. Growing up Selena only spoke english but later on her father pushed her to learn
popular for their amazing singing, dancing, and other talents in the U.S.? Many Latinos moved to New York where they became musical sensations. They also were popular actors. By the 1940’s, Latinos such as Desi Arnaz, Jose Feliciano, Celia Cruz, and Ritchie Valens were well known singers of New York. Artists were also a big chunk of the Latino culture in America. This was the Hispanic Explosion in the U.S. and it was just beginning to start a new era of music and talent. The Hispanic Explosion started
You are walking out of your dressing room to the stage set up in the middle of the Astrodome for your final performance. The crowd is cheering your name because you captured their hearts as their favorite Tejano music artist in the business. Your whole career starting from your father forcing you and your siblings into a band of children. While the years go on and he continues to push you to be better. From the start, he tells you he can sense there is something in you that no other artist has, something
writes “In the movie, they get something of a happy ending, as Donna, played by Danielle Von Zerneck, professes her love to Lou Diamond Phillips’ Ritchie just before he leaves on the ill-fated Winter Dance Party Tour. In real life, it couldn’t have been so easy. According to Valens’ official website, Donna’s father forbid her from attending the party Valens’ family threw just before he left on the tour.” This exemplifies how rock music can be an avenue of entertainment, and not art. Rather than express
Rock-u-mentary will finally tell Tijuana’s Rock and Roll story - But ... Mexican Rock and Roll? ... Really? YES! Even before the Beatles! of course gringo baby boomers would probably think of stars such as Ritchie Valens, Chris Montez, The Champs, that is unless they were in southern California and flocking to Tijuana’s Mike’s Bar where bands like The Tijuana Five, Dug Dugs, Peace & Love or El Ritual where packing them in, standing room only, or the Convoy club
courtesy of Isidro Lopez. Lopez is also responsible for modern Tejano’s popularity because he is the pioneer that combined orquesta with rock music. Californian Chicano musicians were highly influenced by African American music like jazz and blues. Ritchie Valens was a force in popularizing Chicano rock music. He
his fault because his last words to Holly had been the joking refrain, “I hope your ole plane crashes” (in response to Holly’s “I hope your bus freezes up again”).This was the flight that crashed and killed musicians Richardson, Buddy Holly, and Ritchie Valens.
Fashion- What were people wearing in the 1950s? Womens- When WW2 ended the threads and fabrics that were previously insufficient, became suddenly available, this allowed a new era of fashion to be created. With this abundance of goods, fashion bloomed, using an overload of fabrics. This had the biggest effect on women's dresses. The dresses had fabulous collars, puffed up petticoats, plenty of pleats, and complex designs. These dresses were all made up of the best wool, nylon, taffeta, leather
listening to the infomercial. I actually liked listening to the classic songs that they played. For six months, this was the only way to put me to sleep at night before bed. It would have the fast pace of Elvis-Hound dog, then it would slow down to Ritchie Valens- Donna. At the time I was not aware of the fact that they were advertising c.ds. I would go shopping with my Grandma. Anywhere she went I was always wrapped around her legs. We always have the best conversations when we were by ourselves shopping
Music has always been one of the most popular ways of entertainment; music has been here as long as we can remember. Now days, we have different genres of music, just as we had in the past, but the difference is, that the artists and genres we have today, they were inspired by one: Rock n’ Roll. In the past, this genre held two of the most popular artists that have ever existed: The Beatles and Elvis Presley, both stronger influences of the new creations. In the late 40s, new record technologies
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like Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Pattie Page, Johnny Cash, The Everly Brothers, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Pat Boone, Gene Autry, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Same Cooke, Teresa Brewer, Ritchie Valens, Ray Charles and Harry Belafonte. Popular genres at this time was rock and roll, country, traditional pop, rhythms and blues, vocal jazz, calypso, jazz blues and this was only the
From The Rolling Stones to the Backstreet Boys to One Direction, music has evolved rapidly over the past 60 years. The music industry has adjusted how music is recorded, edited, and received by fans all across the globe. In 1963, a new band was introduced to the world of music with their first album rocking the whole business. The Beatles, one of the greatest bands of all time, proved how just one album, song, or music video can change the world. They were becoming game-changers in the way their