1. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens (Del-Fi Records – SE 231/2) made in Canada 1987 reissue 2LP-Set compilation, reissuing Ritchie Valens (1st LP) and Ritchie (2nd LP) in a single-pocket sleeve. | item is still factory sealed in NEW, untouched condition. 2. Ritchie Valens – The Original La Bamba (Guest Star – G-1484) made in USA 1963 original compilation LP | vinyl: VG++ (excellent) | cover: VG++ (excellent) tape on cover --> see photos. 3. Ritchie Valens – Rock Lil Darlin (Joy Records – JOYS 254) made in UK 1972 compilation LP of la 50's recordings | vinyl: NM (mint-) | cover: NM (mint-) Mexican-American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens' recording career lasted only eight months. During this time, however, he scored several hits, most notably "La Bamba", which was originally a Mexican folk song that Valens transformed with a rock rhythm and beat that became a hit in 1958, making Valens a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement. On 3 February 1959, on what has become known as The Day The Music Died, Valens was killed in a small plane crash in Iowa, a tragedy that also claimed the lives of fellow musicians Buddy Holly, and J.P. Richardson (aka the Big Bopper).