“After the funeral I came home and cried like a baby ... Writing later in Rolling Stone, Bangs called young Ritchie Valens “a quiet, underrated yet enormously influential member of that ...

Ritchie was away that day at his grandfather’s funeral. Still, Valens avoided planes after that — although not the one he should have avoided. After the graduation ceremony, Bob’s mother ...

Three of the nation’s top rock ‘n roll singing stars – Ritchie Valens, J. P ... “Rip It Up,” and so one), is that of visiting a funeral parlor to watch an embalmer touch up the face ...

Ritchie Valens was an immediate sensation ... Members of the Silhouettes served as pallbearers. "After the funeral I came home and cried like a baby for a very long time," the band's vibes player, Gil ...

Twin Cities funeral director Marvin D. McKee, who in 1959 prepared the bodies of famed rockers Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens after they were killed in an airplane crash in Iowa, died on March 17 ...

Bob Morales, the older brother of rock legend Ritchie Valens, and who made a name for ... Mohawk with pride when he died Saturday night. Funeral services are pending.

Ritchie was away that day at his grandfather’s funeral. Still, Valens avoided planes after that — although not the one he should have avoided. After the graduation ceremony, Bob’s mother ...