Centerstream Publications
Ritchie Valens Songbook Hits And B Sides
Ritche Valens Was The First Nationally Recognized Latino Rock'n' Roll Star. He Had A Meteoric Rise To Fame In A Career That Lasted Barely Eight Months, Before His Tragic Death Along With Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper And Pilot Roger Peterson, In A Plane Crash North Of Clear Lake, Iowa. Ritchie's Unique Guitar Style And High Energy Performances And His Hits &Ldquo;Come On, Let's Go, Donna,&Rdquo; And &Ldquo;La Bamba&Rdquo; Made Him A Well Known Figure In The Golden Age Of Rock 'N' Roll.
Valens Had Only Two Studio Albums, Ritche Valens And Ritchie, Both Released Posthumously In 1959. In Ritchie Valens Songbook: Hits And B Sides, Guitarist And Author Ryan Sheeler Presents An In Depth Look At Ritchie's Music From These Two Albums, Featuring 12 Note For Note Transcriptions With Accompanying Guitar Tablature.
This Is A Follow Up To Sheeler's Book, Ritchie Valens: His Guitar And Music, Featuring A Complete Exploration Of &Ldquo;La Bamba,&Rdquo; Plus Ritchie's Guitars And History.