(Guitar). Ritchie 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 Come On, Let's Go, Donna, and La Bamba made him a well-known figure in the golden age of rock 'n' roll. Valens had only two studio albums, Ritchie 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 La Bamba, plus Ritchie's guitars and history.
ISBN: | 9781574244083 |
Publisher: | Centerstream Publications |
Imprint: | Centerstream Publications |
Published date: | 01 Mar 2022 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 60 |
Weight: | 120g |
Height: | 302mm |
Width: | 220mm |
Spine width: | 8mm |