Buzz Briefs: Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama Oct 28, 2008
Plus: Keanu Reeves, Rapper T.I., Barnes , Buddy Holly And The Crickets. Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks to a crowd during a rally at the Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, Mo. (CBS News)
Mexican folk band Los Utrera visits Ames Oct 17, 2008
" They ended their workshop at St. Cecilia with the traditional "son jarocho" song "La Bamba," made famous by Richie Valens as a rock-and-roll song. This is the third World Fest concert to come to Ames. Last season, Arts Midwest World Fest brought the French-Canadian folk-and-roll band Mauvais Sort and the Inner Mongolian traditional troupe An Da Union to Ames as part of a two-year, 11-city tour of international music groups. The purpose of the initiative is to instill appreciation for diversity... (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Earl Palmer, played drums on rock hits, TV theme songs Sep 25, 2008
He set the rhythm for Fats Domino's I'm Walkin', Little Richard's Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally, Richie Valens' La Bamba and Sam Cooke's You Send Me in the 1950s. Producer Phil Spector used him to build his legendary Wall of Sound in the 1960s on such songs as You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' by the Righteous Brothers and River Deep, Mountain High by Ike and Tina Turner. (AZCentral -- News)
Seen & Heard on Planet Coug 9/8 Sep 9, 2008
While the glitch was being corrected, the board seamlessly flashed a series of dissolving Cougar heads while Richie Valens LaBamba played over the sound system. The move prompted one fan in section 26 to wish aloud that for every mistake the Cougs made you could just play a little catchy music to make it all better. (Cougfan.com)
Wistful memories of music and TV Jul 26, 2008
"The day the music died" referred to Buddy Holly who died in a plane crash in 1959, along with Richie Valens and The Big Bop per. We started the decade of the '50s listening to the "predictable" music of Perry Como, Joni James, Rosemary Clooney, Patti Page and Nat "King" Cole, and other easy-listening music. (NJ.com -- Times)
Cruise In at Marquand Jun 25, 2008
They will sing songs of the 1950s and 60s with songs by Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion and The Belmonts, Fats Domino, Johnny Rivers, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, Richie Valens, The Isley Brothers, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Ben E. King, Chubby Checker, Aretha Franklin, Ottis Redding and many others. Homan s Hall was built in 1927 and provided early Vaudeville, silent movies, talkies and community theater performances. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Mixtape: What will become of the B-side? May 28, 2008
IndyBlogs: Mixtape: What will become of the B-side. Complain about a comment. (Independent)
Summer Concert Madness May 24, 2008
Weaned on Tex-Mex, country, blues, rock pioneers like Richie Valens, Chuck Berry and Fats Domino, and such pop music giants as The Beatles, Los Lonely Boys augment those solid basics with guitar playing, percolating rock and Latin rhythms, and solid, tuneful bass lines. GEORGE THOROGOOD and THE DESTROYERS AND BUDDY GUY WITH CHARLIE MUSSLEWHITE. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Western Swing Music coming to Quartz Mountain Lodge May 13, 2008
Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. Tommy started his musical career in Claremore, Oklahoma in 1949 with the "Oklahoma Swingbillies." In 1952 and 1953, he joined the "Johnnie Lee Wills Band." From 1953 to 1958, he had his own band, "The Southernaires" in Lawton, Oklahoma with homebase being the Southern Club. (Altus Times, OK)
MySpace karaoke for some, but not us May 2, 2008
The combination of MySpace and kSolo allows users to upload audio recordings of them singing everything from R. Kelly to Richie Valens to their profile page. MySpace co-founder and president Tom Anderson (known by many as the friend that comes automatically with a MySpace account) said MySpace and karaoke are a natural fit. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
MySpace unveils new karaoke feature May 2, 2008
The combination of MySpace and kSolo allows users to upload audio recordings of them singing everything from R. Kelly to Richie Valens to their profile page. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Denmark's Raveonettes get fresh Feb 29, 2008
Performing in a style that might best be described as neo-retro for alt-rock hipsters, Wagner who writes, arranges and oversees all of the duo's music draws from the music of pioneering 1950s rockers (Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers, Richie Valens) and the classic girl groups of the 1960s (The Ronettes, The Marvelettes and nearly any other female act of that vintage whose stage name ended in the suffix ettes). The twists, and there are several, come with what Wagner then adds to the mix. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Music of Buddy Holly And The Crickets Jan 4, 2008
This is a trite doco-by-numbers about the 1950s rock'n'roll star who died in a plane crash with the Big Bopper and Richie Valens in 1959. The archival footage is limited, restricting the doco mainly to a series of still photos and wrinkled talking heads who all seem to start with "I first met Buddy Holly back in 1953 ...". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Review: Mellencamp offers Erie hall-of-fame show Nov 30, 2007
Naturally, they closed with Richie Valens' "La Bamba" -- their lone No. 1 hit -- but a cover of Traffic's "Dear Mr. Fantasy" was a treat. So were two Spanish songs -- including the spicy, conga-flavored "Cumbia Raza," and red-hot "Don't Worry Baby.". (Erie Times-News, PA)
Ex-Dragon Escovedo carries on family tradition Jul 26, 2007
We just started playing some Texas Tornado covers, some Sir Doug, some Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, added in some Richie Valens, and even added in some punk songs ---- and it just kind of evolved into its own little machine. It's just so much fun to play in. (North County Times)
'Buddy' star reprises role for Welk's production Jul 12, 2007
It also features some of the big names of the time, such as Richie Valens and The Big Bopper, as well as Holly's wife, Maria. The focus is on the music, with songs such as "Peggy Sue," "Johnny B. Goode" and "That'll Be the Day." The show is the second-longest running musical in London. (North County Times)
Out of the way Iowa Jul 8, 2007
Personally, I wanted to see where the music died, but the farm field near Clear Lake where a plane crashed in 1959 carrying Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens would have meant a half-day detour. Still, I strolled through picture-perfect towns such as Pella, ate a banana split for breakfast at the ice cream capital of the world in Le Mars and watched a young businessman from Cincinnati knock my hanging curveball into the corn stubble beyond the Field of Dreams in Dyersville. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Internet radio webcasters plan silent protest Jun 23, 2007
And although the situation is nowhere near as devastating as Feb. 3, 1959, the day musicians Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens died in a plane crash, U.S. webcasters say the impending royalty rate increase would lead to the virtual shutdown of this country s Internet radio industry. The arbitrary and drastic rate increases set by the Copyright Royalty Board on March 2 threaten the very livelihood of thousands of webcasters and their millions of listeners throughout the country, said... (MacCentral)
Smoltz recalls '95 Jun 16, 2007
A little Richie Valens ... A little Richie Valens. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Leslie Gray Streeter's blog May 24, 2007
Leslie Gray Streeter: American Idol Archives. AI: Once More With Feeling. (The Palm Beach Post)
WEB EXTRA: A tale of two worlds: Los Lobos and Taj Mahal to take over the State Theater Mar 8, 2007
However, they have struggled to reclaim the mainstream heights they saw with their 1987 cover of Richie Valens classic "La Bamba." In the twenty-years since, the band has been the recipient of much critical acclaim and niche success, but the college-aged demographic has largely evaded them. Taj Mahal will be opening like clockwork, doing exactly what it is that made him a legend. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Copyfight: Microsoft Takes Shot at Google Mar 8, 2007
The son of The Big Bopper, who died in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and Richie Valens, had his father s body exhumed to settle once and for all whether his father was shot before the plane went down. The verdict is in. (New York Times)
Big Boppers Remains Exhumed, Lingering Questions Answered Mar 7, 2007
The singer from Beaumont died almost 50-years ago in a plane crash, along with musicians Buddy Holly and Richie Valens. The "Big Bopper's" son, Jay Richardson, says he hired a prominent forensic anthropologist to exhume his father's remains. (KWTX.com, TX)
