Title: Ritchie Valens Artist: Ritchie Valens Label: Wax Time Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 8436542014649 Genre: Oldies Release Date: 2014-01-28 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: SPAIN - IMPORT 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 highenergy 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.Tracks:1.1 That S My Little Suzie 1.2 In a Turkish Town 1.3 Come on, Let S Go 1.4 Donna 1.5 Bony-Moronie 1.6 Ooh My Head 1.7 Cry, Cry, Cry 1.8 Hurry Up 1.9 La Bamba 1.10 Bluebirds Over the Mountain 1.11 Hi-Tone 1.12 Framed 1.13 We Belong Together 1.14 Dooby-Dooby-Wah 1.15 Little Girl 1.16 Rock Little Darling (Demo)
