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Article: Pride of Pacoima.(induction of Ritchie Valens into Rock and Hall of Fame)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- March 26, 2001
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The roar emanating from the northeast San Fernando Valley last week was the collective glee of a community responding to the induction of favorite son Ritchie Valens into the Rock and Hall of Fame.
Family and friends of Valens, who was just 17 when he died in the 1959 plane crash that also killed Buddy Holly and the "Big Bopper" J.R. Richardson, have waged an emotional campaign to have him recognized by the ...
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Article: Ritchie Valens scholarship to aid Hispanics
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August 25, 1987 ;
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... ... for young Hispanics has been established in the name of Ritchie Valens, whose brief rock 'n' roll career is portrayed in the ... He died Feb. 3, 1959, at age 17 in a plane crash. The Ritchie Valens Music Scholarship will support young Hispanics wishing to ...
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