Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens [180G]

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 high-energy 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.

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