{"product_id":"8436542014649-ritchie-valens","title":"RITCHIE VALENS | RITCHIE VALENS","description":"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 \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; roll singles of the Fifties.","brand":"ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT LLC","offers":[{"title":"USA Supplier - 4-10 Days","offer_id":53475791995180,"sku":"al-8436542014649","price":65.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/5186\/5644\/files\/2084069-2729490.jpg?v=1785319743","url":"https:\/\/realgroovy.com\/products\/8436542014649-ritchie-valens","provider":"Real Groovy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}