Ritchie Valens - Ritchie doing commercial for Winter Dance Party, followed by radio announcer from Des Moines, Iowa

Winter Dance Party: Reno 2015

Went to Reno to see the Winter Dance Party show at the Sparks Nugget 9/19/2015 with Wes Mcleod and Mary Mad Dow. At the Nuggett we met up with ...

The day the music died with original radio news broadcast Feb 3rd, 1959

Original radio broadcast from February 3rd, 1959. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson aka The Big Bopper, perished on a flight from ...

I Remember | Program | #1514 -- Mark Shurilla

[Original Airdate: January 1, 2009] Host Jim Peck interviews Musician/Historian Mark Shurilla about The 1959 Winter Dance Party, a rock 'n roll tour that included ...

Lee Anthony On Air 02-03

This Day in Music History: On This Day In Music History, February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a ...

Ritchie Valens